Hoàn Kiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 還劍, composed of 還 (“to return”) and 劍 (“sword”), from hồ Hoàn Kiếm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːn˨˩ kiəm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ kiəm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ kim˦˥]

Proper noun

Hoàn Kiếm

1. A district of Hanoi, Vietnam.