Đa Đảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (poly-) and (island), calque of French Polynésie.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

    Proper noun

    Đa Đảo (now uncommon)

    1. Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)