Sơn Chà

See also: soncha

Vietnamese

Etymology

Disputed. May be a mispronunciation of Sơn Trà (or Sơn Trà could be a mispronunciation of Sơn Chà).

The name of the island is short from Sơn Trà con (“baby Sơn Trà”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səːn˧˧ t͡ɕaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaː˦˩] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ caː˨˩] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ caː˨˩]

Proper noun

Sơn Chà

  1. (hòn ～) An island between Da Nang and Hue, Vietnam, at the end of the Bạch Mã mountain range
    Synonym: Chảo
  2. (colloquial, dated) (quận ～, bán đảo ～, núi ～) synonym of Sơn Trà
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