Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm

Vietnamese edit

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Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm

Etymology edit

"Phan Rang": From Eastern Cham Pandarang, from Old Cham Panduranga (paṅrauṅ/panrāṅ), from Sanskrit पाण्डुरङ्ग (pāṇḍuraṅga, another epithet for the Hindu god Vithoba).

"Tháp Chàm": tháp +‎ Chàm, literally "Cham Tower", named after the Po Klong Garai Temple in the northern part of the city.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːn˧˧ zaːŋ˧˧ tʰaːp̚˧˦ t͡ɕaːm˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˧˧ ʐaːŋ˧˧ tʰaːp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕaːm˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˧˧ ɹaːŋ˧˧ tʰaːp̚˦˥ caːm˨˩]
Phonetic: phan rang tháp chàm

Proper noun edit

Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm

(formal) Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm (the provincial capital of Ninh Thuận, Vietnam)
Synonym: Phan Rang