Ban Mê Thuột

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Thai บ้าน (bâan) or Lao ບ້ານ (bān, “village”) + Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ) or Lao ແມ່ (mǣ, “mother”) + Rade Thuôt (from Y Thuôt, a Rade personal name; rendered in Thai as ถ็วต), literally "Thuôt's mother's village". Compare Buôn Ma Thuột (literally “Thuôt's father's village”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˧ me˧˧ tʰuət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ mej˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ mej˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Ban Mê Thuột

1. Synonym of Buôn Ma Thuột