Buôn Ma Thuột

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Buôn Ma Thuột.

Proper noun

Buôn Ma Thuột

A city in Vietnam.

Translations

city in Vietnam

Chinese:
Mandarin: 邦美蜀 (Bāngměishǔ)

Vietnamese: Buôn Ma Thuột (vi)

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Buôn Mê Thuột; Ban Mê Thuột; Ban Mê Thuật
Buôn Mê; Ban Mê

Etymology

From Rade ƀuôn (“village”) + ama (“father”) + Y Thuôt (a Rade personal name), literally "Y Thuôt's father's village". Compare Ban Mê Thuột (literally “Thuôt's mother's village”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuən˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Buôn Ma Thuột

Buôn Ma Thuột (the provincial capital of Đắk Lắk, Vietnam)

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