Việt Nam
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南, composed of 越 (“Yue”) and 南 (“south”), altered from Nam Việt, originally a small kingdom in present-day northern Vietnam, ruled by Zhao Tuo during the 2nd century BC. Nam Việt was once considered for a new name by Emperor Gia Long, but altered at the behest of the Qing dynasty, to which the Nguyễn dynasty was a vassal state.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧]
- (Vinh) IPA(key): /viət˨˨ naːm˧˥/
- (Thanh Chương) IPA(key): /viə̰t˨˨ naːm˧˥/
- (Hà Tĩnh) IPA(key): /viə̰t˨˨ naːm˧˥˧/
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Proper noun[edit]
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
- Synonyms: Cộng hoà Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, Nam Việt
- lịch sử Việt Nam ― Vietnamese history
Descendants[edit]
- → Arabic: فِيتْنَام (viyitnām)
- → Hijazi Arabic: ڤِيِتْنام (viyitnām)
- → Armenian: Վիետնամ (Vietnam)
- → English: Vietnam
- → French: Vietnam, Viêt Nam
- → Georgian: ვიეტნამი (vieṭnami)
- → German: Vietnam
- → Greek: Βιετνάμ (Vietnám)
- → Hebrew: וייטנאם / וְיֶטְנָאם (vyetnam)
- → Hindi: वियतनाम (viyatnām)
- → Japanese: ベトナム (Betonamu), 越南 (Etsunan)
- → Khmer: វៀតណាម (viət naam)
- → Korean: 베트남 (Beteunam), 월남 (Wollam), 윁남 (Wennam)
- → Lao: ຫວຽດນາມ (wīat nām)
- → Russian: Вьетна́м (Vʹjetnám)
- → Thai: เวียดนาม (wîiat-naam)
References[edit]
- ^ Nguyễn Phương (1963) 82 NĂM VIỆT-SỬ [82 YEARS OF VIETNAMESE HISTORY] (in Vietnamese), Hue University of Education