Tân Tây Lan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 新西蘭, composed of 新 (“new”) and 西蘭 (“Zealand”), from Mandarin 新西蘭／新西兰 (Xīn Xīlán), calque of English New Zealand.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tən˧˧ təj˧˧ laːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˧˧ təj˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təŋ˧˧ təj˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Tân Tây Lan

1. (obsolete) Synonym of Niu Di-len (“New Zealand”)