Thổ Nhĩ Kì

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 土耳其, from Mandarin 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰo˧˩ ɲi˦ˀ˥ ki˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˨ ɲɪj˧˨ kɪj˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ ɲɪj˨˩˦ kɪj˨˩]

Proper noun

Thổ Nhĩ Kì

  1. (rare) Turkey (a country in Western Asia and Southeast Europe)

Usage notes

The traditional spelling Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ is much more common, being preferred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of both Vietnam and Turkey.[1][2]

References
  1. “Thông tin cơ bản về các nước, khu vực và quan hệ với Việt Nam [General Information about Countries and Regions]”, in Bộ ngoại giao Việt Nam‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 2013, retrieved 2023-01-05
  2. Tekneci, Haldun (accessed 2023-01-05), “Ambassador's Message [Embassy of Hanoi]”, in Hanoi Büyükelçiliği‎, Hanoi: Embassy of Turkey
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