Annam

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

English

Alternative forms

An Nam

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈnæm/, /ˈænæm/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

Proper noun

Annam

(history) A former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Annam, from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

Proper noun

Annam

(history) One the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam.

Derived terms

Translations

the former name of Vietnam

Burmese: အန်နမ် (annam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 安南 (zh) (Ānnán)
Danish: Annam
French: Annam (fr) m
German: Annam (de) n, Anam
Greek: Ανάμ (el) n (Anám)
Japanese: 安南 (あんなん, Annan)
Khmer: អណ្ណាម (km) (ann nam)
Korean: 안남(安南) (Annam)
Lao: ອັນນັມ (ʼan nam)
Malay: Annam
Manchu: ᠠᠨ
ᠨᠠᠨ (an nan)
Portuguese: Annam m
Romanian: Annam (ro)
Russian: Анна́м (ru) m (Annám)
Thai: อันนัม (an-nam)
Vietnamese: An Nam (vi) (安南 (vi)); Trung Kì (中圻)

Anagrams

Amann, manna

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.nam/

Proper noun

Annam m

(history) Annam (a former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin)
(history) Annam (a former French colony, one of the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam)

Descendants

English: Annam
Vietnamese: An Nam

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈanam/
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Proper noun

Annam n (proper noun, genitive Annams or (optionally with an article) Annam)

Annam (the former name of Vietnam)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /anˈnam/
Rhymes: -am
Hyphenation: An‧nàm

Proper noun

Annam m

Annam (historical name of Vietnam)

Derived terms

annamita

Related terms

annamitico

Anagrams

manna

Latin

Proper noun

Annam f

accusative of Anna

Portuguese

Proper noun

Annam m

Annam (historical name of Vietnam)