Vietnam
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/
- (Cockney) IPA(key): /ˌvjɛʔˈnɑːm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ətˈnɑm/, /ˌvi.ətˈnæm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/
Audio (US) (file) - (US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
- Rhymes: -ɑːm, -æm
Proper noun
Vietnam
- A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
- Synonyms: (official name) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, (informal) Nam
- (chiefly US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.
- Synonym: (informal) Nam
Derived terms
Translations
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Further reading
- Category:Vietnam on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Vietnam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vietnam on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
- Vietnam on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Noun
Vietnam (plural Vietnams)
- A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.
- another Vietnam
- the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)
- France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)
- (US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
- 1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg:
- Welcome back to Vietnam, California.
- 1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:
- Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.
- (US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.
- 1989, Michael Goodwin, Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, page 195:
- Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.
- 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:
- Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam
See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- Srebrenica, Chernobyl
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bietnam/ [bi.et̪.nãm]
- Rhymes: -etnam
- Hyphenation: Vi‧et‧nam
Declension
indefinite | |
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absolutive | Vietnam |
ergative | Vietnamek |
dative | Vietnami |
genitive | Vietnamen |
comitative | Vietnamekin |
causative | Vietnamengatik |
benefactive | Vietnamentzat |
instrumental | Vietnamez |
inessive | Vietnamen |
locative | Vietnameko |
allative | Vietnamera |
terminative | Vietnameraino |
directive | Vietnamerantz |
destinative | Vietnamerako |
ablative | Vietnametik |
partitive | Vietnamik |
prolative | Vietnamtzat |
Derived terms
- vietnamdar (“Vietnamese”)
- vietnamera (“Vietnamese language”)
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asiako herrialdeak; Afganistan, Arabiar Emirerri Batuak, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Birmania, Brunei, Ekialdeko Timor, Errusia, Filipinak, Georgia, Hego Korea, India, Indonesia, Ipar Korea, Iran, Irak, Israel, Japonia, Jordania, Kanbodia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kuwait, Laos, Libano, Malaysia, Maldivas, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapur, Siria, Sri Lanka, Tadjikistan, Taiwan, Thailandia, Turkia, Turkmenistan, Txina, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zipre,
Further reading
- Vietnam on the Basque Wikipedia.Wikipedia eu
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Central Nahuatl
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvjɛtnam]
Proper noun
Vietnam m inan (related adjective vietnamský, demonym Vietnamec, female demonym Vietnamka)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Related terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjɛtˈnɑm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Viet‧nam
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋie̯tnɑm/, [ˈʋie̞̯t̪n̪ɑ̝m]
- Rhymes: -ietnɑm
- Syllabification(key): Viet‧nam
Proper noun
Vietnam
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
- Vietnamin sosialistinen tasavalta ― Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Declension
Inflection of Vietnam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Vietnam | — | ||
genitive | Vietnamin | — | ||
partitive | Vietnamia | — | ||
illative | Vietnamiin | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Vietnam | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Vietnam | — | |
gen. | Vietnamin | |||
genitive | Vietnamin | — | ||
partitive | Vietnamia | — | ||
inessive | Vietnamissa | — | ||
elative | Vietnamista | — | ||
illative | Vietnamiin | — | ||
adessive | Vietnamilla | — | ||
ablative | Vietnamilta | — | ||
allative | Vietnamille | — | ||
essive | Vietnamina | — | ||
translative | Vietnamiksi | — | ||
abessive | Vietnamitta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vjɛt.nam/
Audio (France) (file) Audio (file)
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia)
Galician
Alternative forms
- Vietname, Vietnão (reintegrationist)
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Related terms
German
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi̯ɛtˈnam/, /-ˈnaːm/, [vjɛt-], [vi.ɛt-], [ʋ-]
- IPA(key): /virtˈnam/, [viɐ̯tˈnam] (colloquial variant; compare Serviette)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -am, -aːm
Proper noun
Vietnam n (proper noun, genitive Vietnams or (optionally with an article) Vietnam, plural Vietnam)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
- 2012, Otto Nigsch, Regierung und Gouvernance: Zur Geschichte der bestehenden Ordnung, page 102:
- Dieser zweite Teil der Genfer Erklärung sah auch vor, im Juli 1956 Wahlen zur Vereinigung der beiden Vietnam durchzuführen, doch wurde dieser Teil der Verträge nicht mehr unterschrieben.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2014, Heino Caesar, Commander: Ein Bericht. Buch 3, page 180:
- Es war ein blau-gelb-grüner runder Fleck im dunklen Meer unter ihnen auf 17° Nordbreite, der noch existierenden Demarkationslinie zwischen den beiden Vietnam.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- The plural Vietnam refers to North Vietnam (German: Nordvietnam) and South Vietnam (German: Südvietnam).
Declension
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvijɛtnaːm]
- Hyphenation: Vi‧et‧nam
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Vietnam | Vietnamok |
accusative | Vietnamot | Vietnamokat |
dative | Vietnamnak | Vietnamoknak |
instrumental | Vietnammal | Vietnamokkal |
causal-final | Vietnamért | Vietnamokért |
translative | Vietnammá | Vietnamokká |
terminative | Vietnamig | Vietnamokig |
essive-formal | Vietnamként | Vietnamokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Vietnamban | Vietnamokban |
superessive | Vietnamon | Vietnamokon |
adessive | Vietnamnál | Vietnamoknál |
illative | Vietnamba | Vietnamokba |
sublative | Vietnamra | Vietnamokra |
allative | Vietnamhoz | Vietnamokhoz |
elative | Vietnamból | Vietnamokból |
delative | Vietnamról | Vietnamokról |
ablative | Vietnamtól | Vietnamoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Vietnamé | Vietnamoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Vietnaméi | Vietnamokéi |
Possessive forms of Vietnam | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Vietnamom | Vietnamjaim |
2nd person sing. | Vietnamod | Vietnamjaid |
3rd person sing. | Vietnamja | Vietnamjai |
1st person plural | Vietnamunk | Vietnamjaink |
2nd person plural | Vietnamotok | Vietnamjaitok |
3rd person plural | Vietnamjuk | Vietnamjaik |
Derived terms
References
- Section 18 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN
- e-nyelv: Mostantól: Vietnám!
- Magyar Nyelvőr: Megjelent A magyar helyesírás szabályai 12. kiadása
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvjɛt.nam/, (traditional) /vjetˈnam/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛtnam, (traditional) -am
- Hyphenation: Vièt‧nam, (traditional) Viet‧nàm
Derived terms
References
- Vietnam in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Scots
Etymology
From English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Slovak
Etymology
Ultimately from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvi̯etnam]
Proper noun
Vietnam m inan (genitive singular Vietnamu, declension pattern of dub)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Derived terms
- Vietnamec m
- Vietnamka f
- vietnamský (adjective)
- vietnamsky (adverb)
Spanish
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjedˈnam/ [bjeð̞ˈnãm]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: Viet‧nam
Related terms
Turkish
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Vietnam'ım | Vietnamlarım / Vietnam'larım |
senin (your) | Vietnam'ın | Vietnamların / Vietnam'ların |
onun (his/her/its) | Vietnam'ı | Vietnamları / Vietnam'ları |
bizim (our) | Vietnam'ımız | Vietnamlarımız / Vietnam'larımız |
sizin (your) | Vietnam'ınız | Vietnamlarınız / Vietnam'larınız |
onların (their) | Vietnam'ı / Vietnamları / Vietnam'ları | Vietnamları / Vietnam'ları |
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asya ülkesi; Afganistan, Azerbaycan, Bahreyn, Bangladeş, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri, Bruney, Butan, Çin, Doğu Timor, Endonezya, Ermenistan, Filistin, Filipinler, Güney Kore, Gürcistan, Hindistan, Irak, İran, İsrail, Japonya, Kamboçya, Katar, Kazakistan, Kıbrıs, Kuveyt, Kuzey Kore, Kırgızistan, Laos, Lübnan, Maldivler, Malezya, Mısır, Moğolistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Özbekistan, Pakistan, Rusya, Singapur, Sri Lanka, Suriye, Suudi Arabistan, Tacikistan, Tayland, Tayvan, Türkiye, Türkmenistan, Umman, Ürdün, Vietnam, Yemen