Etymology

From Rade buôn ‎(“village”) + ama ‎(“father”) + Y Thuôt (a Rade personal name), literally "Y Thuôt's father's village"; compare Ban Mê Thuột ‎(“Thuôt's mother's village”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓuɜn˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuɜʔt̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓuɜŋ˧˧ maː˧˧ tʰuɜʔk̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓuɜŋ˧˥ maː˧˥ tʰuɜʔk̚˨ˀ˧ʔ]