U Minh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幽冥, composed of 幽 (“gloomy”) and 冥 (“darkness”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔu˧˧ mïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]
Homophone: u minh

Noun

a rural district in Cà Mau Province
the capital township of that district

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