Đại Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大越 (literally "Great Viet").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Đại Việt • (大越)

1. the official name referring to Vietnamese dynasties beginning with the rule of Lý Thánh Tông (r. 1054-1072) until 1400, then again from 1428 to 1804
2. former name of Southern Han used in 917 CE

See also

• Đại Cồ Việt
• Đại Nam