hải đăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海 (“sea”) and 燈 (“lamp”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˩ ʔɗaŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˨ ʔɗaŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩˦ ʔɗaŋ˧˧]

Noun

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1. a lighthouse