Vũng Tàu
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Vietnamese Vũng Tàu.
Proper noun edit
Vũng Tàu
- A city in Vietnam; the former capital of the Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.
Translations edit
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From vũng + tàu, literally "ship's puddle".
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ taw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˧˨ taw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ta(ː)w˨˩] ~ [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ta(ː)w˨˩]