Mĩ
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Vietnamese
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 美; contracted from 美國 / 美国 (Mĩ Quốc), in turn contracted from Mandarin 美利堅 / 美利坚 (Měilìjiān, Mĩ Lợi Kiên) + 國 / 国 (quốc, “country”), from English American.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mĩ
- (informal, colloquial) United States; America
- 1919, Pháp Việt đề huề chính kiến thư (法越提携正見書), pg. 6a
- 箕英箕德箕法箕美箕俄,調𥙩中華𫜵𡓇床𦣰。
- Kia Anh kia Đức kia Pháp kia Mĩ kia Nga, đều lấy Trung Hoa làm chỗ giường nằm.
- Those British, Germans, French, Americans, and Russians all use China as a place to lie down in bed.
- 1919, Pháp Việt đề huề chính kiến thư (法越提携正見書), pg. 6a
Synonyms
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[edit]- Tai Dam: ꪢꪲ꫁
Adjective
[edit]Mĩ
- American
- Tôi là người Mĩ.
- I am American.
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