Đại Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大越 (literally "Great Viet").

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Đại Việt (大越)

  1. the official name referring to Vietnamese dynasties beginning with the rule of Lý Thánh Tông (r. 1054-1072) until 1400, then again from 1428 to 1804
  2. former name of Southern Han used in 917 CE

See also

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