Sài Gòn

Vietnamese

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Definitions
  • (historical) Saigon
  • (informal) Ho Chi Minh City
  • (river in southern Vietnam) that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia and empties into the Nhà Bè River, which in its turn empties into the East Sea northeast of the Mekong Delta.
  • A train station in Ward 3, Ho Chi Minh City

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Khmer ព្រៃគរ borrowed from Cantonese 西貢 (Saigon).

Origin

Cantonese

西貢

Gloss

Saigon

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