nha lộ vận

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Nha lộ vận

Etymology

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Particularly: “seems to be a Sino-Vietnamese word from 衙 (“public office”), 路 (“road”) and 運 (“to carry, move”).”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˧˧ lo˧˨ʔ vən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˧˧ low˨˩ʔ vəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˧˧ low˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ɲaː˧˧ low˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˨]

Proper noun

nha lộ vận

(diaspora?) the Department of Motor Vehicles, esp. in the USA; the DMV