Nam Đẩu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“southern”) and 斗 (“dipper”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʔɗəw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʔɗəw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩˦]
Proper noun
- (rare) Synonym of Nam Tào
- Nam Đẩu Tinh quân ― Lord Southern Dipper
- a constellation in the southern hemisphere, part of Sagittarius, corresponding to the Big Dipper in the northern hemisphere
- Coordinate term: Bắc Đẩu
- Nam Đẩu Lục Tinh ― the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper
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