dãy núi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

dãy +‎ núi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaj˦ˀ˥ nuj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaj˧˨ nuj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩˦ nuj˦˥]

Noun

dãy núi

  1. (geography) mountain range
    Synonyms: rặng núi (literary), mạch núi (literary), sơn mạch (literary, rare)

Usage notes

  • Often shortened to just dãy, especially before the actual name of the range. For example, "dãy Himalaya" ("the Himalayas") is more common than "dãy núi Himalaya".
  • Dãy núi (and the shortened dãy) is the usual term for "mountain range" in Vietnamese, and the only one that has frequent usage in spoken Vietnamese.

Derived terms

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