Hà Nội

See also: Hanoi, Hanói, Hanoï, and ha noi

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Hà Nội.

Proper noun

Hà Nội

Alternative spelling of Hanoi.

Anagrams

Ohian, Hội An, Nihoa

Vietnamese

Hà Nội on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Hà-Nội, Hà-nội

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 河內, composed of 河 (“rivers”) and 內 (“inside”), meaning "inside rivers". This reflects the geographical position of Hà Nội, which is surrounded by rivers.

The tên Nôm of the city was Kẻ Chợ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ noj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haː˦˩ noj˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ noj˨˩˨]
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Proper noun

Hà Nội

Hanoi (a city, the capital city of Vietnam)
thủ đô Hà Nội ― Hanoi capital city

bún chả Hà Nội ― grilled-pork rice noodle Hanoi style

Năm đó là cột mốc trong lịch sử Hà Nội.
That year is a milestone in Hanoian history.
(historical) Henei Commandery (in present day Jiaozuo, Henan, China)

Synonyms

(Hanoi): Thăng Long (historical), Đông Kinh (historical), Kẻ Chợ (historical), Hà Lội (humorous)

Meronyms

Descendants

→ Chinese: 河內／河内 (Hénèi)
→ English: Hanoi, Hà Nội
→ French: Hanoï
→ German: Hanoi
→ Japanese: ハノイ (Ha Noi)
→ Khmer: ហាណូយ (Hanoy)
→ Korean: 하노이 (Hanoi)
→ Polish: Hanoi
→ Portuguese: Hanói
→ Russian: Ханой (Xanoj)
→ Spanish: Hanói