đất nước
Vietnamese
Etymology
From đất (“land”) + nước (“water”). Compare Indonesian tanah air (“land and water; country, homeland”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗət̚˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥]
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