"Cần Thơ" meaning in Vietnamese

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Proper name

IPA: [kən˨˩ tʰəː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˦˩ tʰəː˧˧] [Huế], [kəŋ˨˩ tʰəː˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: 芹苴 [CJK]
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. See the Vietnamese Wikipedia for more. Etymology templates: {{unk|vi}} Unknown, {{com|vi|rau cần|rau thơm|alt1=rau cần|alt2=rau thơm|t1=water dropwort|t2=mint}} rau cần (“water dropwort”) + rau thơm (“mint”) Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=Cần Thơ|tr=芹苴}} Cần Thơ • (芹苴), {{vi-proper noun|芹苴|head=Cần Thơ}} Cần Thơ • (芹苴)
  1. Cần Thơ (a city in Vietnam) Wikipedia link: Gia Long, vi:Cần Thơ#Nguồn gốc tên gọi Categories (place): Cities in Vietnam, Places in Vietnam

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