Vũng Tàu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Vũng Tàu.

Proper noun

Vũng Tàu

  1. A city in Vietnam; the former capital of the Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

Translations

Vietnamese

Etymology

From vũng +‎ tàu, literally "ship's puddle".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ taw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˧˨ taw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ta(ː)w˨˩] ~ [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ta(ː)w˨˩]

Proper noun

Vũng Tàu

  1. Vũng Tàu (a city in Vietnam)
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