Rạch Giá

English Etymology Borrowed from en vi Rạch Giá. Proper noun 1 The capital city of Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam. Translations city of Vietnam Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 迪石 Díshí Hindi: hi ज़ाइक ज़ा Vietnamese: vi Rạch Giá en Cities in Vietnam Vietnamese vi: Etymology From vi rạch giá small irrigation canal bean sprouts. According to another etymology, the city name possibly from vi km ក្រមួនស white wax. But, this phonological change lacks conviction. Specifically, km ក្រមួន *kra is easier to become vi tra *tra / vi trác *trác and km ស *sa is easier to become vi sa *sa. In the Southern dialects, vi giá is pronounced with a voiced palatal consonant approximant /j/, so it is unlikely that the voiceless /s/ becomes voiced /z/. (compare vi Sóc Trăng, vi Trà Vinh, vi Sa Đéc, etc). Pronunciation Proper noun Rạch Giá vi city c/Vietnam Rạch Giá