Buôn Ma Thuột

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Buôn Ma Thuột.

Proper noun

Buôn Ma Thuột

1. A city in Vietnam.

Translations

city in Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 邦美蜀 (Bāngměishǔ)

• Vietnamese: Buôn Ma Thuột (vi)

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Buôn Mê Thuột; Ban Mê Thuột; Ban Mê Thuật
• Buôn Mê; Ban Mê

Etymology

From Rade ƀuôn (“village”) + ama (“father”) + Y Thuôt (a Rade personal name), literally "Y Thuôt's father's village". Compare Ban Mê Thuột (literally “Thuôt's mother's village”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuən˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Buôn Ma Thuột

1. Buôn Ma Thuột (the provincial capital of Đắk Lắk, Vietnam)