I-xra-en

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

French Israël

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˧ sɹaː˧˧ ʔɛn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ sɹaː˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ sɹaː˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

I-xra-en

  1. Israel (a modern country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

Usage notes
  • Even though the "Government Portal" and textbooks published by Nhà Xuất bản Giáo dục recommend this transcription which sounds roughly like "Ees-rah-en", even news anchors on state-run TV usually say something like "Ees-sar-en" instead, which illustrates metathesis.
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