An Nam

See also: annam, Annam, ann am, and An-nam

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ naːm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安南, officially 安南都護府 (An Nam Đô hộ phủ)

Proper noun

An Nam

(historical) Annam, a former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin

Descendants

→ French: Annam
- → English: Annam

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Annam, from Vietnamese An Nam.

Alternative forms

An-nam

Proper noun

An Nam

(informal, derogatory, offensive, historical) Annam, one of the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam
(historical) Vietnam as a French colony

Synonyms

(Annam): Trung Kì (formal)

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