dãy núi

Vietnamese

Himalaya, dãy núi cao nhất thế giới, nhìn từ vũ trụ.

Alternative forms

• (shortened) dãy

Etymology

dãy +‎ núi.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaj˦ˀ˥ nuj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaj˧˨ nuj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩˦ nuj˦˥]

Noun

dãy núi

1. (geography) mountain range

   Synonyms: rặng núi (literary), mạch núi (literary), sơn mạch (literary, rare)

Usage notes

• Often shortened to just dãy, especially before the actual name of the range. For example, "dãy Himalaya" ("the Himalayas") is more common than "dãy núi Himalaya".
• Dãy núi (and the shortened dãy) is the usual term for "mountain range" in Vietnamese, and the only one that has frequent usage in spoken Vietnamese.

Derived terms

• dãy núi Hoàng Liên Sơn
• dãy núi Trường Sơn