Quận Cam

Vietnamese

Etymology

quận (“county”) +‎ cam (“orange”). Calque of English Orange County. Whereas most U.S. counties are known by Quận (“county”) plus the English name, Orange County has been calqued because it is well known for its large Vietnamese-American population.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwən˧˨ʔ kaːm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwəŋ˨˩ʔ kaːm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wəŋ˨˩˨ kaːm˧˧]

Proper noun

Quận Cam

Orange County (county in California)
(less commonly) Orange County (other counties in the United States)

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