Thăng Long

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 昇龍, composed of 昇 (“ascending”) and 龍 (“dragon”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tʰaŋ˧˧ lɔŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧]

    Proper noun

    Thăng Long • (昇龍)

    1. (historical) the name of the capital of various historical kingdoms in Vietnam, now known as Hanoi
    2. Various communes in Vietnam:
      1. a commune of Kinh Môn district, Hải Dương Province
      2. a commune of Đông Hưng district, Thái Bình Province
      3. a commune of Nông Cống district, Thanh Hoá Province
      4. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a commune of Hiệp Đức district, Quảng Nam Province

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