sa hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙皇, composed of 沙 (“sand”) and 皇 (“emperor”), from Chinese 沙皇 (shāhuáng). The 沙 part is a transcription of Russian царь (carʹ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩] ~ [saː˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩] ~ [saː˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

sa hoàng

1. Synonym of Nga hoàng (“tsar; tsarina regnant”)