"Mê Linh" meaning in Vietnamese

See Mê Linh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [me˧˧ lïŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [mej˧˧ lɨn˧˧] [Huế], [mej˧˧ lɨn˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 麋 and 冷. Clearly an Old Chinese phonetic transcription of native etymon, the meaning however is now obscure. The toponym itself is said to be traceable all the way back to the mythical Hùng Vương era of the Red River Delta. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|麋冷}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|麋||冷}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 麋 and 冷 Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=|tr=}} Mê Linh
  1. a district of Hanoi, Vietnam Categories (place): Places in Hanoi, Places in Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Mê_Linh-vi-name-c~WnYQ5m Categories (other): Neighborhoods of Hanoi, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Sino-Vietnamese words with uncreated Han etymology, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 69 31 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words with uncreated Han etymology: 88 12 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. (historical) An administrative division under Jiaozhi commendary Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Mê_Linh-vi-name--u3Y8Y5Z Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45
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  "lang_code": "vi",
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          "langcode": "vi",
          "name": "Neighborhoods of Hanoi",
          "orig": "vi:Neighborhoods of Hanoi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "vi",
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      "ipa": "[me˧˧ lïŋ˧˧]",
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      "ipa": "[mej˧˧ lɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mej˧˧ lɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mê Linh"
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  "lang_code": "vi",
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        "vi:Places in Hanoi",
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        "An administrative division under Jiaozhi commendary"
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        "(historical) An administrative division under Jiaozhi commendary"
      ],
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        "historical"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[me˧˧ lïŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mej˧˧ lɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mej˧˧ lɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mê Linh"
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