Bắc Kạn in Vietnamese

IPA: [ʔɓak̚˧˦ kaːn˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ kaːŋ˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [ʔɓak̚˦˥ kaːŋ˨˩˨] (note: Saigon) Forms: 北𣴓 [CJK] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese word from 北扞 (SV: Bắc Cản). From Tày Pác Kản, of uncertain meaning. According to some documents, the name "Bắc Kạn" is derived from pác cạm (“gateway”) or pác cáp (“the intersection between streams”). Etymology templates: {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|北扞}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 北扞, {{bor|vi|tyz|Pác Kản}} Tày Pác Kản Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=Bắc Kạn|tr=北𣴓}} Bắc Kạn • (北𣴓), {{vi-proper noun|北𣴓|head=Bắc Kạn}} Bắc Kạn • (北𣴓)

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"Bắc Kạn" meaning in Vietnamese

Proper name