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Borrowed from Vietnamese Rạch Giá.

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Rạch Giá

  1. The capital city of Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam.

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From rạch (small irrigation canal) +‎ giá (bean sprouts).
According to another etymology, the city name possibly from Khmer ក្រមួន (krâmuŏnsâ, white wax). But, this phonological change lacks conviction. Specifically, *kra is easier to become *tra / *trác and *sa is easier to become *sa. In the Southern dialects, giá is pronounced with a voiced palatal consonant approximant /j/, so it is unlikely that the voiceless /s/ becomes voiced /z/. (compare Sóc Trăng, Trà Vinh, Sa Đéc, etc).

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Rạch Giá

  1. Rạch Giá (a city in Vietnam)