Nam Dương
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“south”) and 羊 (“caprid”). Compare Bắc Giải (“Cancer”, literally “northern crab”).
Proper noun
Nam Dương
- (astrology) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricorn”)
- (astronomy) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricornus”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南洋 (“to/in the south of the ocean”). Compare Đông Dương (“Indochina”, literally “with the ocean to the east”).
Proper noun
Nam Dương
- (obsolete) Synonym of In-đô-nê-xi-a (“Indonesia”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南陽, from Chinese 南陽.
Proper noun
Nam Dương
- Nanyang