sa hoàng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙皇, composed of 沙 (“sand”) and 皇 (“emperor”), from Chinese 沙皇 (shāhuáng). The 沙 part is a transcription of Russian царь (carʹ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩] ~ [saː˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩] ~ [saː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]