Sơn Dương

See also: sơn dương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səːn˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
• Homophone: sơn dương

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 山羊, composed of 山 (“mountain”) and 羊 (“caprid”), from Chinese 山羊 (shānyáng, “goat”), common reading of San Dương. Compare Miên Dương (“Aries”, literally “sheep”).

Proper noun

Sơn Dương

1. (astrology) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricorn”)
2. (astronomy) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricornus”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 山陽.

Proper noun

Sơn Dương

1. Sơn Dương, the name of various places in Vietnam
2. Shanyang, the name of various places in China