Bạch Nga

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白俄, contracted from Mandarin 白俄羅斯 (Bái'éluósī, Bạch Nga La Tư). Compare Mandarin 俄羅斯 (Éluósī, Nga La Tư, “Russia”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ŋaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ ŋaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ ŋaː˧˧]

Proper noun

(obsolete) Belarus

Adjective

(obsolete) Belarusian

Synonyms

Bê-lô-ru-xi-a (obsolete)
Bê-la-rút

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