La Mã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lama"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 羅馬 (Rome).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laː˧˧ maː˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [laː˧˧ maː˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laː˧˧ maː˨˩˦]

    Proper noun

    La

    1. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
      Synonym: Đế quốc La Mã
    2. (obsolete) Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
    3. (obsolete) Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
    4. (obsolete) Rome (a former province of Italy)

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