Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew נַחוּם.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naː˧˧ xum˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naː˧˧ kʰum˧˧] ~ [naː˧˧ xum˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naː˧˧ kʰʊm˧˧] ~ [naː˧˧ xʊm˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: na khum

Proper noun

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Na-khum

  1. (biblical, Catholicism) Nahum