bán đảo

See also: bàndào, bàndǎo, bāndào, and bāndǎo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 半島, composed of 半 (“half-”) and 島 (“island”), Japanese 半島 (hantō) which is calqued from Dutch halfeiland (literally “halfisland”), equivalent to bán- (“half-”) +‎ đảo (“island”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

Noun

bán đảo

  1. a peninsula

Derived terms

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