Thổ Nhĩ Kì

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 土耳其, from Mandarin 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰo˧˩ ɲi˦ˀ˥ ki˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˨ ɲɪj˧˨ kɪj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ ɲɪj˨˩˦ kɪj˨˩]

Proper noun

Thổ Nhĩ Kì

  1. (rare) Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)

Usage notes

The traditional spelling Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ is much more common, being preferred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of both Vietnam and Turkey.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ “Thông tin cơ bản về các nước, khu vực và quan hệ với Việt Nam [General Information about Countries and Regions]”, in Bộ ngoại giao Việt Nam [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam]‎[1] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 2013, retrieved 5 January 2023
  2. ^ Tekneci, Haldun (5 January 2023 (last accessed)) “Ambassador's Message [Embassy of Hanoi]”, in Hanoi Büyükelçiliği‎[2], Hanoi: Embassy of Turkey
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