Pháp

See also: pháp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 法, from Middle Chinese 法 (pjop). As for the country name, contracted from Chinese 法國／法国 (Pháp quốc), in turn contracted from Mandarin 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī, Fàlánxī, Pháp Lan Tây) + 國／国 (quốc, “country”), from French France. Doublet of phép.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Pháp

1. a male given name from Chinese
2. France

Synonyms

• Phật Lãng Sa (obsolete)

Adjective

Pháp

1. French

Derived terms

• bánh mì Pháp (“baguette; French bread”)