Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 小 and 亞. Perhaps a clipping of 小亞細亞 / 小亚细亚 (“Asia Minor”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ ʔaː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ ʔaː˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ʔaː˦˥]
Noun
Tiểu Á
- Asia Minor; Anatolia