Đa Đảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 多 (“poly-”) and 島 (“island”), calque of French Polynésie.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Đa Đảo

1. (now uncommon) Polynesia (a region of Oceania)