Vẹc Sai
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Vẹc-xai
Etymology
Named by Vietnamese-American residents in the 1970s after the Versailles Arms apartment complex where they first settled upon arriving in New Orleans.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɛk̚˧˨ʔ saːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɛk̚˨˩ʔ ʂaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɛk̚˨˩˨ ʂaːj˧˧] ~ [jɛk̚˨˩˨ saːj˧˧]
Proper noun
Vẹc Sai
- (US) Versailles (neighborhood of New Orleans)
Related terms
- Véc-xai
References
- S. Leo Chiang (2009) A Village called Versailles, →ISBN, OCLC 437035013