Vietnamese
Etymology
xứ (“region”) + Nghệ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˦ ŋe˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sɨ˨˩˦ ŋej˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɨ˦˥ ŋej˨˩˨]
Proper noun
xứ Nghệ
- (literary) synonym of Nghệ An (“a province of Vietnam”)
- (historical) The geographic region in Vietnam comprised of Nghệ An Province, and Hà Tĩnh Province