Sơn Dương

See also: sơn dương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səːn˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
  • Homophone: sơn dương
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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 山羊, composed of 山 (“mountain”) and 羊 (“caprid”), from Chinese 山羊 (shānyáng, “goat”), common reading of San Dương. Compare Miên Dương (“Aries”, literally “sheep”).

Proper noun

Sơn Dương

  1. (astrology) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricorn”)
  2. (astronomy) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricornus”)

See also
Zodiac signs in Vietnamese · cung hoàng đạo (layout · text)
Bạch Dương (“White Sheep”),
Dương Cưu,
Miên Dương (“Sheep”)		 Kim Ngưu (“Golden Bull”) Song Tử (“Twin Children”),
Song Nam (“Twin Boys”),
Song Sinh (“Twins”)		 Cự Giải (“Giant Crab”),
Bắc Giải (“Northern Crab”)
Sư Tử (“Lion”),
Hải Sư (“Sea Lion”)		 Xử Nữ,
Thất Nữ,
Trinh Nữ (“Virgin”)		 Thiên Bình,
Thiên Xứng (“Scales”),
Cân Xứng (“Balance”)		 Thiên Yết,
Thiên Hạt,
Thiên Hiết (“Heavenly Scorpion”),
Bọ Cạp (“Scorpion”),
Hổ Cáp,
Thần Nông (“Shennong”)
Nhân Mã (“Centaur”),
Xạ Thủ (“Archer”)		 Ma Kết,
Nam Dương (“Southern Goat”),
Sơn Dương (“Goat”)		 Bảo Bình (“Precious Vase”),
Thuỷ Bình (“Water Vase”)		 Song Ngư (“Twin Fish”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 山陽.

Proper noun

Sơn Dương

  1. Sơn Dương, the name of various places in Vietnam
  2. Shanyang, the name of various places in China
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