Da Nang

See also: Đà Nẵng

English

Alternative forms

• Danang
• Đà Nẵng

Etymology

From Vietnamese Đà Nẵng, from Eastern Cham Da Nak, from da nak (“opening of the river”). Named after the mouth of the Han River on the coast of the South China Sea, in Central Vietnam, formerly in Champa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːnæŋ/, /dəˈnæŋ/

Proper noun

Da Nang

1. A city in central Vietnam.
   • 2023, Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls, 4th Estate, page 9:

     She, Thanh and Minh were to leave tonight for Da Nang, where a boat would be waiting to take them to Hong Kong.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: دَا نَانْغ f (dā nānḡ)
• Cham: Da Nak
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 峴港 / 岘港 (jin⁶ gong²)

  Mandarin: 峴港 / 岘港 (zh) (Xiàngǎng)

• French: Tourane (fr), Da Nang (fr)
• Greek: Ντα Νανγκ (Nta Nangk)
• Hindi: डै नैंग m (ḍai naiṅg)
• Japanese: ダナン (Danan)
• Korean: 다낭 (danang)
• Russian: Дана́нг (ru) (Danáng)
• Ukrainian: Дана́нг (Danánh)
• Vietnamese: Đà Nẵng (vi) (沱灢)