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Nam Á

adjectiveproper noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [naːm˧˧ ʔaː˧˦]Huế [naːm˧˧ ʔaː˨˩˦]Saigon [naːm˧˧ ʔaː˦˥] browser voice
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namlevelngangárisingsắc

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Nam Á means Austroasiatic; South Asian.

Chinese characters: 南亞

Meanings of Nam Á in English

Adjective

  1. Austroasiatic
  2. South Asian

Proper noun

  1. South Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives))

Example sentences with Nam Á

  • Tiếng Santal là ngôn ngữ hệ Nam Á được nói nhiều thứ ba, chỉ sau tiếng Việt và tiếng Khơ-me. Santali is the third most-spoken Austroasiatic language after Vietnamese and Khmer.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南亞.

Frequently asked questions

What does Nam Á mean in English?

Nam Á (adjective) means "Austroasiatic; South Asian".

How do you pronounce Nam Á?

IPA: Hanoi [naːm˧˧ ʔaː˧˦]; Saigon [naːm˧˧ ʔaː˦˥]. Tones: nam — level tone (ngang), á — rising tone (sắc).

Is Nam Á a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. Nam Á is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 南亞.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.