Việt

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See also: viet, Viet, Viet., and viết

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (Yue; Viet). Doublet of vượt.

Proper noun

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Việt

  1. a male given name from Chinese
  2. (history) Yue, a state in ancient China
    Việt vương Câu Tiễn
    King Goujian of Yue
  3. (only in compounds) Vietnam
    Nhật-Việt
    Japano-Vietnam(ese)

Adjective

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Việt

  1. (history) of Yue origin
  2. (linguistics) Vietic
  3. (slightly literary) nationally or culturally Vietnamese
  4. (rare, of a person) Synonym of Kinh (ethnically Vietnamese)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • English: Vietic
  • French: viétique

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Proper noun

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Việt

  1. (rare) Guangdong and Guangxi, also known as Yue