dãy núi
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- (shortened) dãy
Etymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaj˦ˀ˥ nuj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaj˧˨ nuj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩˦ nuj˦˥]
Noun
editUsage notes
edit- Often shortened to just dãy, especially before the actual name of the range. For example, "dãy Himalaya" ("the Himalayas") is more common than "dãy núi Himalaya".
- Dãy núi (and the shortened dãy) is the usual term for "mountain range" in Vietnamese, and the only one that has frequent usage in spoken Vietnamese.