tả ngạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 左岸, composed of 左 (“left”) and 岸 (“bank”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taː˧˩ ŋaːn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taː˧˨ ŋaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taː˨˩˦ ŋaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

tả ngạn

  1. the left bank (river bank to the left when facing downstream)
    Antonym: hữu ngạn
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