Mặt Trời
See also: mặt trời
Vietnamese
Mặt Trời
Alternative forms
- mặt trời
- Mặt trời
Etymology
A compound of mặt (originally meaning “eye”) + trời (“sky; heavens”), literally “eye of the heavens”, a common metaphor for the Sun in Austroasiatic, Austronesian and Kra-Dai languages in Southeast Asia. Compare Thai ตะวัน (dtà-wan), Malay matahari, Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂ŋiiʔ (“Sun”) < **[ma]t₂-ŋiiʔ (Benedict, 1976). Cognate with Muong măt tlời.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mat̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]
See also
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