Việt Nam

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南, composed of (Yue) and (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

  • (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

Việt Nam

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
    Synonyms: Cộng hoà Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, Nam Việt
    lịch sử Việt NamVietnamese history

Descendants

See also

References

  1. Nguyễn Phương (1963) 82 NĂM VIỆT-SỬ [82 YEARS OF VIETNAMESE HISTORY] (in Vietnamese), Hue University of Education
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