Việt

See also: viet, Viet, Viet., and viết

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Proper noun

Việt

  1. A male given name
  2. (historical) Yue, a state in ancient China
    Việt vương Câu Tiễn
    King Goujian of Yue
  3. (only in compounds) Vietnam
    Nhật-Việt
    Japano-Vietnam(ese)

Adjective

Việt

  1. (historical) of Yue origin
  2. (linguistics) Vietic
  3. (slightly literary) pertaining to Vietnam or its people; bearing Vietnamese characteristics, nationality or citizenship; Vietnamese
  4. (rare, of a person) Synonym of Kinh (ethnically Vietnamese, as opposed to other ethnic groups in Vietnam)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: Vietic
  • French: viétique

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Proper noun

Việt

  1. (rare) Guangdong and Guangxi, also known as Yue
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