Hồng Lĩnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Superfically

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 鴻 (“proper noun”) and 嶺 (“mountain”).

    The name of the mountain range is a tên chữ and a mix between a translation and a phonetic matching of the tên Nôm rú Hống (“Hống mountain”) and ngàn Hống.

    The town name is taken from the name of mountain range.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ lɨn˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ lɨn˨˩˦]

    Proper noun

    Hồng Lĩnh

    1. Hồng Lĩnh (a mountain range in Hà Tĩnh Province, Vietnam)
      Synonyms: rú Hống, ngàn Hống
    2. Hồng Lĩnh (a town in Hà Tĩnh Province, Vietnam)
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