Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hoà
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa
- (initialism) VNDCCH
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南 (“Vietnam”), 民主 (“democracy”) and 共和 (“republicanism”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ zən˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hwaː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hwaː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩]
Proper noun
- (historical) the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- Coordinate term: Việt Nam Cộng hoà
See also
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