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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