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Bến Nghé
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Vietnamese
vi:+ (phường)
Etymology
vi bến port, wharf nghé buffalo calf.
According to vi Vương Hồng Sển, the name is said to be a vi km កំពង់ក្របី 1, in which km កំពង់ port, wharf ក្របី buffalo 1.Vương Hồng Sển Sài Gòn năm xưa Nhà sách Khai Trí 1969 87 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Saigon_Nfam_Xa/18UzAAAAIAAJ
According to another etymology, this place is so-called because the riverbank in this place used to have many crocodiles, their voice sounded like buffalo calves.Sơn Nam Bến Nghé xưa Nhà xuất bản Trẻ 1997 19 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bến_Nghé_xưa/HSlvAAAAMAAJLê Nguyễn Thành cổ Sài Gòn và mấy vấn đề về triều Nguyễn Nhà xuất bản Trẻ 1998 39 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Thành_cổ_Sài_gòn_và_mấy_vấn_đ/LxlvAAAAMAAJ
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bến Nghé
vi a <<ward>> of the former <<district/District 1>>, <<city/Ho Chi Minh City>>, <<c/Vietnam>>
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