Pháp

See also: pháp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 法, from Middle Chinese 法 (pjop). As for the country name, contracted from Chinese 法國 (Pháp quốc), in turn contracted from Mandarin 法蘭西 (Fǎlánxī, Fàlánxī, Pháp Lan Tây) + 國 (quốc, “country”), from French France. Doublet of phép.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Pháp

A male given name
France

Synonyms

Phật Lãng Sa (obsolete)

Adjective

Pháp

French

Derived terms

bánh mì Pháp (“baguette; French bread”)

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