Huế
VietnameseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Likely a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 化 (SV: hoá), as in the historical name Thuận Hoá (順化). Compare these doublets: hoa vs. huê (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated or obsolete) from 花 (MC hˠua) as well as hòa vs. huề from 和 (MC ɦuɑ).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
- Hue (a city, the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam)