Thổ Dục Hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 吐谷渾.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰo˧˩ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hon˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰow˧˨ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ hoŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ hoŋ˨˩]

Proper noun

Thổ Dục Hồn

1. (historical) Tuyuhun (A powerful Mongolic kingdom established by nomadic tribes related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley.)