Bạch Nga

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 白俄, contracted from Mandarin 白俄羅斯 / 白俄罗斯 (Bái'éluósī, Bạch Nga La Tư). Compare Mandarin 俄羅斯 / 俄罗斯 (Éluósī, Nga La Tư, “Russia”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ŋaː˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ ŋaː˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ ŋaː˧˧]

    Proper noun

    Bạch Nga

    1. (obsolete) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)

    Adjective

    Bạch Nga

    1. (obsolete) Belarusian

    Synonyms

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