Đắk Lắk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Đắk Lắk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæklæk/

Proper noun

Đắk Lắk

1. A province of Vietnam.

Translations

province of Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多樂 / 多乐 (Duōlè)

• Vietnamese: Đắk Lắk (vi)

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Đắc Lắc

Etymology

From Eastern Mnong dak Lak (“Lak Lake”). Spellings with or without the diacritical marks (or even with or without a space) have been found to be inconsistently used by some agencies and institutions (e.g. Nhà khách tỉnh Daklak (“Dak Lak Guest House”)). A spelling without would be more representative of the original pronunciation (as "đác lác", with dak being the Mnong cognate to Vietnamese nác/nước (“water”)), although this spelling here is officially used.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗak̚˧˦ lak̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ lak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˥ lak̚˦˥]
• Phonetic spelling: đắc lắc

Proper noun

Đắk Lắk

1. Đắk Lắk (a province of Vietnam)

Usage notes

As of June 12, 2025, this is the only province in Vietnam that doesn't follow Vietnamese spelling rules.

Descendants

• → English: Đắk Lắk

See also

• hồ Lắk (“Lak Lake”)