Y Lãng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 伊朗 (“Iran”), from Persian (irân).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˧ laːŋ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ laːŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ laːŋ˨˩˦]

Proper noun

(obsolete) Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

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