Bắc Hà

See also: bacha

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 北河.

    bắc (north) +‎ (river).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ haː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ haː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ haː˨˩]

    Proper noun

    Bắc

    1. a district of Lào Cai Province, Vietnam
    2. (historical) Northern Vietnam during the 17th–18th centuries
    3. (uranography) "North River", an asterism in the Chinese constellation of Well

    See also