Dim-ba-bu-ê

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓu˧˧ ʔe˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [zim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧] ~ [jim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [zim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧] ~ [jim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧]
• Phonetic: zim ba bu ê

Proper noun

Dim-ba-bu-ê

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)