Bắc Hà

See also: bacha

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北河.

bắc (“north”) +‎ hà (“river”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ haː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ haː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ haː˨˩]

Proper noun

Bắc Hà

1. A district of Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.
2. (historical) Northern Vietnam during the 17^th–18^th centuries
3. (uranography) "North River", an asterism in the Chinese constellation of Well

See also

• Nam Hà
• Đàng Ngoài
• Bắc Thành
• Tonkin