đại dương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大洋, composed of 大 (“great”) and 洋 (“ocean”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

đại dương

an ocean (one of the large bodies of water)

Usage notes

Vietnamese textbooks only consider four oceans: Thái Bình Dương (“Pacific”), Ấn Độ Dương (“Indian”), Đại Tây Dương (“Atlantic”) and Bắc Băng Dương (“Arctic”).

See also

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