Nam Hà

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南河.

nam (“south”) +‎ hà (“river”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nam Hà

1. Nam Hà Province, a former province of Vietnam.
2. (historical) Central and Southern Vietnam during the 17^th–18^th centuries
3. (uranography) "South River", an asterism in the Chinese constellation of Well

See also

• Bắc Hà
• Đàng Trong