Nam Đẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“southern”) and 斗 (“dipper”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    Nam Đẩu

    1. (rare) synonym of Nam Tào
      Nam Đẩu Tinh quân ― Lord Southern Dipper
    2. a constellation in the southern hemisphere, part of Sagittarius, corresponding to the Big Dipper in the northern hemisphere
      Coordinate term: Bắc Đẩu
      Nam Đẩu Lục Tinh ― the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper
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