Trường Sa

English

Alternative forms

• Truong Sa

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Trường Sa.

Proper noun

Trường Sa

1. Spratly Islands (an archipelago in the South China Sea, Pacific Ocean).
2. An island district of Khánh Hoà, Vietnam.
3. A township in Trường Sa district, Khánh Hoà, Vietnam.

Translations

Spratly Islands — see Spratly Islands

island district of Khánh Hoà, Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長沙／长沙 (zh) (Chángshā)

• Vietnamese: Trường Sa (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 長沙, composed of 長 and 沙.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ saː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ saː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ saː˧˧]

Proper noun

Trường Sa

1. Spratly Islands (an archipelago in the South China Sea, Pacific Ocean)
2. Spratly Island (a coral island of the Spratly Islands, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean)
3. Trường Sa (an island district of Khánh Hoà, Vietnam)
4. Trường Sa (a township in Trường Sa district, Khánh Hoà, Vietnam)
5. Changsha (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Hunan, China)
6. Changsha (a county of Changsha, Hunan, China)

Derived terms

• quần đảo Trường Sa

 

Descendants

• → English: Truong Sa, Trường Sa