Phan Rang

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Eastern Cham Pan(da)rang, from Old Cham Paṅrauṅ/Panrāṅ, from Sanskrit पाण्डुरङ्ग (pāṇḍuraṅga, another epithet for the Hindu god Vithoba).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˧ ɹaːŋ˧˧] ~ [faːn˧˧ zaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˧ ɹaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˧ ɹaːŋ˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: phan Rang

Proper noun

Phan Rang

  1. (colloquial) Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm (a city in Vietnam)
  2. (colloquial) Phan Rang province, former name of Ninh Thuận province

Derived terms