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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 日 (“sun”) and 麗 (“magnificent”).
Lý Tùng Hiếu (2014) attempts to connect this term to Eastern Cham Jriy.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲət̚˧˨ʔ le˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲək̚˨˩ʔ lej˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲək̚˨˩˨ lej˨˩˨]
Proper noun
[edit]- (sông ~) A river in Quảng Bình, Vietnam.