Cần Thơ
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Cần Thơ.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cần Thơ
- A city in Vietnam.
Translations
city of Vietnam
See also
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| Municipalities: Cần Thơ · Da Nang · Haiphong · Hanoi · Ho Chi Minh City |
Anagrams
Vietnamese
Etymology
Unknown. One theory proposes that this is a corruption of Cầm Thi in Cầm Thi Giang (literally “river of poems”), a poetic name given by Gia Long for a river nearby. Another legend has it that this is a combination of rau cần (“water dropwort”) + rau thơm (“mint”), both products of the Cần Thơ area in ancient times.
The suggestions above are both certainly folk etymologies. The Cần in placenames almost always reflects a presyllable of the shape kVN- in Khmer (where N is a nasal), compare Cần Giờ (from Khmer កញ្ជើ (kɑñcəə)), Cần Giuộc (from Khmer កន្ទួត (kɑntuət)), Cần Vọt/Cần Bột (from Khmer កំពត (kɑmpɔɔt)). Still, it is not known which specific Khmer item Cần Thơ was borrowed from.