Nam Vang
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Corruption of Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧] ~ [naːm˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
Proper noun edit
- Phnom Penh
- 1929, Hồ Biểu Chánh, “Vợ chồng trái ý [The disagreeing couple]”, in Khóc thầm [Crying in the dark][1], via Vietnamese Wikisource:
- Ðể đi mua ít ổ bánh mì, vài hộp cá mòi, đem lên xe mình ăn, rồi chiều lên Nam Vang sẽ ăn cơm.
- Let me go buy a small number of loaves of bread and a few sardine cans; we can eat it on the road, and when we get to Phnom Penh this afternoon we can eat a proper meal.
Synonyms edit
- (Phnom Penh): Phnôm Pênh, Nam Vinh (rare), Kim Biên (rare)