Mĩ Tho
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Khmer ស្រុក (srok, “inhabited area”) + មេ (mee, “girl”) + ស (sɑɑ, “white”), literally "land of white girls". The first element was somehow dropped.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ tʰɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ tʰɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ tʰɔ˧˧]
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