Cửa Lò

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “Transliterated from Malay kuala (“beach”)?”

cửa (“estuary”) +‎ Lò (“old name of Hoàng La, an ancient village of Diễn Châu”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨə˧˩ lɔ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨə˧˨ lɔ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨə˨˩˦ lɔ˨˩]

Proper noun

Cửa Lò

a town in Nghệ An province, Vietnam