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

(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

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