Rạch Giá
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Rạch Giá.
Proper noun
Rạch Giá
- The capital city of Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam.
Translations
Vietnamese
Etymology
From rạch (“small irrigation canal”) + giá (“bean sprouts”).
According to another etymology, the city name possibly from Khmer ក្រមួនស (krâmuŏnsâ, “white wax”). But, this phonological change lacks conviction. Specifically, ក្រមួន (*kra) is easier to become *tra / *trác and ស (*sa) is easier to become *sa. In the Southern dialects, giá is pronounced with a voiced palatal consonant approximant /j/, so it is unlikely that the voiceless /s/ becomes voiced /z/. (compare Sóc Trăng, Trà Vinh, Sa Đéc, etc).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rạch Giá