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
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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: וייטנאם / וְיֶטְנָאם (vyetnam)
- → 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)
Anagrams
- Nam Việt (“Nanyue”)
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