Tiểu Á

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小 and 亞. Perhaps a clipping of 小亞細亞 / 小亚细亚 (“Asia Minor”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˩ ʔaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ ʔaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ʔaː˦˥]

Noun

Tiểu Á

1. Asia Minor; Anatolia