thuần Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 純越.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwən˨˩ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwəŋ˦˩ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

thuần Việt

  1. purely Vietnamese, native to Vietnam
    từ thuần Việt
    native Vietnamese word (originated in Vietnam)
    vẻ đẹp thuần Việt
    purely Vietnamese beauty

Usage notes

Not used for living beings. For example, to say "an animal native to Vietnam", one would rather use "một loài động vật đặc hữu của Việt Nam".

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