sân bay

Vietnamese

Etymology

sân (“yard, field”) +‎ bay (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sən˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧] ~ [səŋ˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəŋ˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧] ~ [səŋ˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]

Noun

sân bay

1. airport

Synonyms

• (airport): phi trường (obsolete outside Overseas Vietnamese communities), phi cảng, cảng hàng không, trường bay