lãnh thổ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 領土 (territory), with the Southern reading of the first character.

Currently the widespread form.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ tʰo˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˧˨ tʰow˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˦ tʰow˨˩˦]

Noun

lãnh thổ

  1. (originally Southern Vietnam, now common) territory