Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- "Phan Rang": From Eastern Cham Pan(da)rang, from Old Cham Paṅrauṅ/Panrāṅ, from Sanskrit पाण्डुरङ्ग (pāṇḍuraṅga, another epithet for the Hindu god Vithoba).
- "Tháp Chàm": tháp + Chàm, literally "Cham Tower", named after the Po Klong Garai Temple in the northern part of the city.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˧ zaːŋ˧˧ tʰaːp̚˧˦ t͡ɕaːm˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˧ ʐaːŋ˧˧ tʰaːp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕaːm˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˧ ɹaːŋ˧˧ tʰaːp̚˦˥ caːm˨˩]
- Phonetic spelling: phan rang tháp chàm
Proper noun
[edit]- (formal) Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm (the provincial capital of Ninh Thuận, Vietnam)
- Synonym: Phan Rang