Việt Nam
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南, composed of 越 (“Yue”) and 南 (“south”). The name Việt Nam is a variation of Nam Việt (南越; pinyin: Nányuè; literally Southern Yue), a name that can be traced back to the dynasty of King Zhao Tuo during the 2nd century BC; "Nam Việt" was once considered for a new name by the Nguyễn dynasty, but then the Qing dynasty re-ordered the name into "Việt Nam" in order to avoid any possible future conflicts.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Vinh" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /viət˨˨ naːm˧˥/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Thanh Chương" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /viə̰t˨˨ naːm˧˥/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Hà Tĩnh" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /viə̰t˨˨ naːm˧˥˧/
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Proper noun
- Vietnam (a country in Asia; capital: Hanoi; largest city: Ho Chi Minh City)
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Descendants
- → Arabic: فِيتْنَام (viyetnām)
- → Armenian: Վիետնամ (Vietnam)
- → English: Vietnam
- → French: Vietnam, Viêt Nam
- → Georgian: ვიეტნამი (vieṭnami)
- → German: Vietnam
- → Greek: Βιετνάμ (Vietnám)
- → Hebrew: ויטנאם (vyetnam), וייטנאם / וְיֶטְנָאם
- → Hindi: वियतनाम (viyatnām)
- → Japanese: ベトナム (Betonamu)
- → Khmer: វៀតណាម (viət naam)
- → Korean: 베트남 (Beteunam), 월남 (Wollam)
- → Lao: ຫວຽດນາມ (wīat nām)
- → Russian: Вьетна́м (Vʹjetnám)
- → Thai: เวียดนาม (wîiat-naam)