bán đảo

See also: bàndào, bàndǎo, bāndào, and bāndǎo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 半島, composed of 半 (“half-”) and 島 (“island”), Japanese 半島 (hantō) which is calqued from Dutch halfeiland (literally “halfisland”), equivalent to bán- (“half-”) +‎ đảo (“island”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

Noun

bán đảo

1. a peninsula

Derived terms

• bán đảo Đông Dương