Lạc Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雒越.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [laːk̚˨˩˨ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Lạc Việt

(historical) an ancient population of the Baiyue that was, along with the Âu Việt, considered the ancestors of the Vietnamese

See also

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