Mĩ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Mỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美, from Middle Chinese 美 (mijX); contracted from 美國 (Mĩ quốc), in turn contracted from Mandarin 美利堅 (Měilìjiān, Mĩ Lợi Kiên) + 國 (quốc, “country”), from English American.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Mĩ

United States; America

Synonyms

Hoa Kì

Derived terms

Mĩ La-tinh

Adjective

Mĩ

American
Tôi là người Mĩ.
I am American.

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