xứ Uên

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xứ (“land; country”) +‎ Uên (“Wales”), calque of French pays de Galles (literally “country of Wales”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˦ ʔwen˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨ˨˩˦ ʔwen˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɨ˦˥ (ʔ)wəːn˧˧]

Proper noun

Synonym of Uên (“Wales”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.