Da Nang

/ˈdɑːnæŋ//dəˈnæŋ/

proper noun

A city in central Vietnam.

OriginVietnamese Đà Nẵng ← Eastern Cham Da Nak →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Danang · alternative Đà Nẵng

  1. A city in central Vietnam.

    She, Thanh and Minh were to leave tonight for Da Nang, where a boat would be waiting to take them to Hong Kong.

    2023, Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls, 4th Estate, page 9

Origin

  1. Eastern ChamDa Nak
  2. VietnameseĐà Nẵng
  3. EnglishDa Nang

From Vietnamese Đà Nẵng, from Eastern Cham Da Nak, from da nak (“opening of the river”). Named after the mouth of the Han River on the coast of the South China Sea, in Central Vietnam, formerly in Champa.

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Translations

Arabic دَا نَانْغ
  • دَا نَانْغ (dā nānḡ)Translations
Chinese Cantonese 峴港 /岘港
  • 峴港 /岘港 (jin⁶ gong²)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 峴港 /岘港
  • 峴港 /岘港 (Xiàngǎng)Translations
French Tourane, Da Nang
  • TouraneTranslations
  • Da NangTranslations
Greek Ντα Νανγκ
  • Ντα Νανγκ (Nta Nangk)Translations
Hindi दा नांग
  • दा नांग (dā nāṅg)Translations
Japanese ダナン
  • ダナン (Danan)Translations
Korean 다낭
  • 다낭 (danang)Translations
Russian Дана́нг
  • Дана́нг (Danáng)Translations
Ukrainian Дана́нг
  • Дана́нг (Danánh)Translations
Vietnamese Đà Nẵng
  • Đà NẵngTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Da Nang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Da%20Nang

MLA

“Da Nang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Da%20Nang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Da Nang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Da%20Nang.

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