Địa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dia"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地 (“Earth”), clipping of thổ địa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨]
• Homophone: địa

Proper noun

Địa

1. the patron god of land and property, often portrayed as a fat man with an exposed pot belly and accompanied by Thần Tài on home altars

   ông Địa ― Lord Earth