ベトナム

Japanese

Alternative forms

ヴェトナム (Vetonamu)
ビエトナム (Bietonamu), ヴィエトナム (Vietonamu)
ビェトナム (Byetonamu), ヴィェトナム (Vyetonamu)

Etymology

Alternative spelling
越南

Borrowed from English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ベトナム [bètónámú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [be̞to̞na̠mɯ̟]

Proper noun

ベトナム • (Betonamu)

Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

See also

ベトナム社(しゃ)会(かい)主(しゅ)義(ぎ)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Betonamu Shakai Shugi Kyōwakoku, “Socialist Republic of Vietnam”)
ベトナム共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Betonamu Kyōwakoku, “Republic of Vietnam”)
ベトナム人(じん) (Betonamu-jin, “Vietnamese person”)
ベトナム語(ご) (Betonamu-go, “Vietnamese language”)

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Etymology

From English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Proper noun

ベトナム (Betonamu)

Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Synonyms: 越南 (Itsunan), 安南 (Annan)