sa hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙皇. The 沙 part is a transcription of Russian царь (carʹ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩] ~ [saː˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩] ~ [saː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

sa hoàng

  1. synonym of Nga hoàng (“tsar; tsarina regnant”)
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