Nam Vang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Corruption of Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ vaːŋ˧˧] ~ [naːm˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Nam Vang • (南榮)

1. Phnom Penh
   • 1929, Hồ Biểu Chánh, “Vợ chồng trái ý [The disagreeing couple]”, in Khóc thầm [Crying in the dark]‎^[1], via Vietnamese Wikisource:

     Ðể đi mua ít ổ bánh mì, vài hộp cá mòi, đem lên xe mình ăn, rồi chiều lên Nam Vang sẽ ăn cơm.

     Let me go buy a small number of loaves of bread and a few sardine cans; we can eat it on the road, and when we get to Phnom Penh this afternoon we can eat a proper meal.

Synonyms

• (Phnom Penh): Phnôm Pênh, Nam Vinh (rare), Kim Biên (rare)

Derived terms

• hủ tiếu Nam Vang