Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
西貢 (obsolete)
柴棍 (obsolete)
 
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Etymology edit

Ultimately borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn.

The kanji spellings 西貢, 柴棍 are considered to be ateji.[1] However, the 柴棍 spelling is rooted in the Vietnamese etymology of the name; see Sài Gòn for more.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

サイゴン (Saigon

  1. (historical) Saigon (a city in Vietnam), the former name of modern Ho Chi Minh City

References edit

  1. ^ サイゴン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000