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Hóc Môn
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
From vi Hốc Môn, vi hốc creephole môn taro, literally "taro creephole" to refer to the wilderness of this area in the early 19th century.
vi hóc is a regional development from vi hốc through the vowel shift (-ok > -ɔk) when a vowel is preceded by a velar consonant (characteristic of Southern Vietnamese). Compare vi đọc and vi độc vi 讀.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hóc Môn
vi district city/Ho Chi Minh City Hóc Môn