Móng Cái

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Cantonese 硭街 (“town of mườngs”) (SV: Mang Nhai).

During the Nguyễn Dynasty, this area was the Vạn Ninh (萬寧) Canton, the Bát Tràng (鉢塲) Canton and a part of the Hà Môn (河門) Canton.

The name Móng Cái began to appear in 1947 during the period of French Indochina.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˦ kaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˦˧˥ kaːj˨˩˦] ~ [mɔŋ˦˧˥ kaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mawŋ͡m˦˥ kaːj˦˥]

Proper noun

Móng Cái • (硭街)

1. Móng Cái (a city in Quảng Ninh, Vietnam)