Hà Nội

See also: Hanoi, Hanói, and Hanoï

English edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Hà Nội.

Proper noun edit

Hà Nội

Alternative spelling of Hanoi.

Anagrams edit

Hội An

Vietnamese edit

Hà Nội on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Alternative forms edit

Hà-Nội, Hà-nội

Etymology edit

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 edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ noj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haː˦˩ noj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ noj˨˩˨]

Proper noun edit

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 edit

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

Meronyms edit

Descendants edit

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