Ban Mê Thuột

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Buôn Ma Thuột; Buôn Mê Thuột; Ban Mê Thuật
Buôn Mê; Ban Mê

Etymology

From Thai บ้าน (bâan) or Lao ບ້ານ (bān, “village”) + Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ) or Lao ແມ່ (mǣ, “mother”) + Rade Thuôt (from Y Thuôt, a Rade personal name; rendered in Thai as ถ็วต (t̄h̆wt)), literally "Thuôt's mother's village"; compare Buôn Ma Thuột (“Thuôt's father's village”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓaːn˧˧ me˧˧ tʰuət̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓaːŋ˧˧ mej˧˧ tʰuək̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓaːŋ˧˧ mej˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Ban Mê Thuột

the capital city of Đắk Lắk Province

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