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

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