Bắc Hà

See also: bacha

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北河.

bắc (“north”) +‎ hà (“river”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ haː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ haː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ haː˨˩]

Proper noun

Bắc Hà

  1. a district of Lào Cai Province, Vietnam
  2. (historical) Northern Vietnam during the 17th–18th centuries
  3. (uranography) "North River", an asterism in the Chinese constellation of Well

See also

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