Tiệp Khắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 捷克, from Mandarin 捷克 (Jiékè, “Czechia”), from Mandarin 捷克斯洛伐克 (Jiékèsīluòfákè, Tiệp Khắc Tư Lạc Phạt Khắc, “Czechoslovakia”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəp̚˧˨ʔ xak̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəp̚˨˩ʔ kʰak̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tip̚˨˩˨ kʰak̚˦˥] ~ [tip̚˨˩˨ xak̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Tiệp Khắc

(historical) Czechoslovakia

Adjective

Tiệp Khắc

(historical) Czechoslovakian

See also

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