Việt

See also: viet, Viet, Viet., and viết

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨]
• Homophones: việc, diệt, diệc

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 越.

Proper noun

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

Việt

1. (history) of Yue origin
2. (linguistics) Vietic
3. (slightly literary) pertaining to Vietnam or its people; bearing Vietnamese characteristics, nationality or citizenship; Vietnamese
4. (rare, of a person) Synonym of Kinh (“ethnically Vietnamese, as opposed to other ethnic groups in Vietnam”)

Derived terms

• Bách Việt (“Baiyue”)
• Nam Việt (“Nanyue”)
• người Việt (“Yue people, usually refers to Vietnamese people”)
• tiếng Việt (“Vietnamese language”)
• thuần Việt (“native to Vietnam”)
• Hán Việt (“Sino-Vietnamese”)
• Việt kiều (“overseas Vietnamese people”)
• Việt Nam (“Vietnam”)
• Việt cộng (“Vietcong”)

Descendants

• English: Vietic
• French: viétique

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粵.

Proper noun

Việt

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