Vietnamese

• Viet-Namese (obsolete)

From Vietnam +‎ -ese.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Vietnamese (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

• Vietnamese balm
• Vietnamese cassia
• Vietnamese cilantro
• Vietnamese cinnamon
• Vietnamese coriander
• Vietnamese mint
• Vietnamese sandwich
• Vietnamese time bomb
• Vietnamese tuberculosis
• Vietnameseness

Vietnamese (countable and uncountable, plural Vietnamese)

1. (countable) An inhabitant of Vietnam, person of Vietnamese descent.
2. (uncountable) A language spoken predominantly in Vietnam.
3. (uncountable) Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.

As with other nationalities formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Vietnamese", "writing about Vietnamese cuisine as a Vietnamese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Vietnamese") or with a word like person, man, or woman ("writing about Vietnamese cuisine as a Vietnamese person").

• Wiktionary's coverage of Vietnamese terms
• Appendix:Vietnamese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Vietnamese
• Index of Vietnamese definitions
• Vietnamese Wiktionary
• Vietnamese Wikipedia

• ISO 639-1 code vi, ISO 639-3 code vie
• Ethnologue entry for Vietnamese, vi

Vietnam +‎ -ese

• IPA^(key): [vi̯ɛtnaˈmeːzə]

Vietnamese m (genitive Vietnamesen, plural Vietnamesen, feminine Vietnamesin)

1. a Vietnamese person
2. a Vietnamese male