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Ban Mê Thuột
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Vietnamese
Etymology
From vi th บ้าน or vi lo ບ້ານ village + vi th แม่ or vi lo ແມ່ mother + vi rad Thuôt (from Y Thuôt, a rad - personal name; rendered in th - as th ถ็วต), literally "Thuôt's mother's village". Compare vi Buôn Ma Thuột Thuôt's father's village.
Pronunciation
vi Ban Me Thuot.ogg
Proper noun
Ban Mê Thuột
vi Buôn Ma Thuột
vi Cities in Vietnam