Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西班牙, from Mandarin 西班牙 ‎(Xībānyá, “Spain”), from Latin Hispania ‎(“Iberia”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɜj˧˧ ˀɓaːn˧˧ ɲaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɜj˧˧ ˀɓaːŋ˧˧ ɲaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɜj˧˥ ˀɓaːŋ˧˥ ɲ̻aː˧˥]