Luân Đôn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 倫敦.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwən˧˧ ʔɗon˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lwəŋ˧˧ ʔɗoŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ ʔɗoŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Proper noun edit
- London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)
Usage notes edit
- This is currently the only non-Asian city that has a commonly used Sino-Vietnamese name. Although La Mã is used in the contexts of the "Roman Empire" and such, the city of Rome itself is rarely, if ever, called La Mã anymore.