trường bay

Vietnamese

Etymology

trường (“field”) +‎ bay (“to fly”), compare Chinese 飛機場／飞机场 (fēijīchǎng), 機場／机场 (jīchǎng, “airport”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɓaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɓaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]

Noun

trường bay

1. airfield, aerodrome

Synonyms

• (airfield): sân bay, phi trường

See also

• cảng hàng không, phi cảng

References

• "trường bay" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)