Cần Thơ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Cần Thơ.

Proper noun

Cần Thơ

A city in Vietnam.

Translations

city of Vietnam

Vietnamese: Cần Thơ (vi)

Anagrams

chaton, chonta

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unknown. One theory proposes that this is a corruption of Cầm Thi in Cầm Thi Giang (literally “river of poems”), a poetic name given by Gia Long for a river nearby. Another legend has it that this is a combination of rau cần (“water dropwort”) +‎ rau thơm (“mint”), both products of the Cần Thơ area in ancient times. See the Vietnamese Wikipedia for more.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kən˨˩ tʰəː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˦˩ tʰəː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˨˩ tʰəː˧˧]

Proper noun

Cần Thơ (芹苴)

Cần Thơ (a city in Vietnam)

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