Đa Đảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 多 (“poly-”) and 島 (“island”), calque of French Polynésie.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

Proper noun

(now uncommon) Polynesia (a region of Oceania)

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