Nam Vang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Corruption of Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧] ~ [naːm˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Nam Vang (南榮)

  1. Phnom Penh
    • 1929, Hồ Biểu Chánh, “Vợ chồng trái ý [The disagreeing couple]”, in Khóc thầm [Crying in the dark]‎:
      Ðể đi mua ít ổ bánh mì, vài hộp cá mòi, đem lên xe mình ăn, rồi chiều lên Nam Vang sẽ ăn cơm.
      Let me go buy a small number of loaves of bread and a few sardine cans; we can eat it on the road, and when we get to Phnom Penh this afternoon we can eat a proper meal.

Synonyms
  • (Phnom Penh): Phnôm Pênh, Nam Vinh (rare), Kim Biên (rare)

Derived terms
  • hủ tiếu Nam Vang
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