Ba Vì

See also: bavi

Vietnamese

Etymology

ba (“three”) +‎ vì (“place, seat, throne”), the later element is now mostly used as a classifier. The name refers collectively to the three largest peaks of the mountain range: Vua Mountain, Tản Mountain and Ngọc Hoa Mountain.

This is the tên Nôm. The tên chữ is Tản Viên (傘圓).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ vi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ vɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ vɪj˨˩] ~ [ʔɓaː˧˧ jɪj˨˩]

Proper noun

Ba Vì • (𠀧𡸏, 󰬾位)

1. Ba Vì Mountain Range; Ba Vì Mountains
2. Ba Vì National Park
3. Ba Vì (a district of Hanoi)