Dim-ba-bu-ê

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (house of stones), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓu˧˧ ʔe˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [zim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧] ~ [jim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [zim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧] ~ [jim˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓʊw˧˧ ʔej˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: zim ba bu ê

Proper noun

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Dim-ba-bu-ê

  1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)