sa hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙皇, composed of 沙 (“sand”) and 皇 (“emperor”), from Chinese 沙皇. The 沙 part is a transcription of Russian царь (carʹ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩] ~ [saː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

Synonym of Nga hoàng (“tsar; tsarina regnant”)

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