tiếng Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

tiếng (“language”) +‎ Việt (“Vietnam; Vietnamese”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˧˦ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˧˥ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˥ vʲiək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

tiếng Việt

the Vietnamese language

Tiếng Việt khó lắm. ― The Vietnamese language is very difficult.

Synonyms

Việt ngữ (old-fashioned, dated)
tiếng Việt Nam (rare)
tiếng Kinh (rare)

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