Dictionary

Vietnamese en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ (UK)
• /viˌɛt.nəˈmiːz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Vietnam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Vietnamese From Vietnam + -ese.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Vietnam.
   • As I rubbed my face, a middle-aged man gripped my neck, the way Vietnamese fathers or uncles often do when trying to pour their strength into you. 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 228:

Forms

Deriveds

East Vietnamese Sea · Sino-Vietnamese · Vietnamese tuberculosis · Vietnamese cassia · Vietnamese balm · anti-Vietnamese · Vietnamese studies · Vietnamese sandwich · Vietnamese mint · Vietnamese greenfinch · Vietnameseness · Vietnamese fermented glutinous rice · Vietnamese mossy frog · Vietnamese spring roll · Vietnamese coffee · Vietnamese cinnamon · Vietnamese coriander · Vietnamese pot-bellied pig · Vietnamese time bomb · Vietnamese cilantro · Vietnamese fermented sticky rice · Vietnamese fermented sweet rice

Translations (76)

sl vietnamski (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · be в'етна́мскі (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · tr Vietnamlı (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · fr vietnamien (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · mn ᠸᠢᠶᠧᠲ᠋ᠨ᠋ᠠᠮ (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · hy վիետնամական (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · bn ভিয়েতনামী (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · uk в'єтна́мський (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ky вьетнам (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · lt vietnamiečių (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · pt vietnamita (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · it vietnamita (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · uz vyetnamlik (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ast vietnamín (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ur ویتنامی (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ta வியட்நாமிய (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · lv vjetnamiešu (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · tr Vietnam (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ko 베트남의 (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ug ۋيېتنام (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · sv vietnamesisk (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · tk wýetnam (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · es vietnamita (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · cs vietnamský (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · af Viëtnamees (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · mt Vjetnamiż (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · sk vietnamský (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · cy Fietnamaidd (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · tg вьетнамӣ (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ro vietnamez (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ht vyetnamyen (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · eu vietnamdar (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ca vietnamita (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · gl vietnamita (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · mn вьетнам (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · de vietnamesisch (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · sq vietnamez (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · et vietnami (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · haw Wiekanama (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · da vietnamesisk (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · kk вьетнам (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · az vyetnam (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · gur viɛtga (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · kk вьетнамдық (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ja ベトナムの (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · bg виетна́мски (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · lt vietnamietiškas (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · th ญวน (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ga Fítneamach (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · km យួន (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · fi vietnamilainen (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ast vietnamita (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · cmn 越南的 (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · uz vyetnam (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · pl wietnamski (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · th เวียดนาม (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · hu vietnami (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · la Annamiticus (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · km វៀតណាម (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · mk виетнамски (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · vi (thuộc) Việt Nam (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · vi Việt (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · hi वियतनामी (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · gur viɛtnã (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · nn vietnamesisk (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · lo ຫວຽດນາມ (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · my ဗီယက်နမ် (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · nl Vietnamees (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ar فِيتْنَامِيّ (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ru вьетна́мский (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · ka ვიეტნამური (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · fa ویتنامی (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · sh vȉjetnamskī (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · sh ви̏јетнамскӣ (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · nb vietnamesisk (of or pertaining to Vietnam) · he וְיֶטְנָאמִי (of or pertaining to Vietnam)

Vietnamese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ (UK)
• /viˌɛt.nəˈmiːz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Vietnam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Vietnamese From Vietnam + -ese.

Meanings

1. (countable, in-plural) A person or people from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent.
   • They were buried in a gravesite near Kai Tak, alongside other Vietnamese who hadn’t made it safely to shore. 2023, Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls, 4th Estate, page 36:
2. (uncountable) Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.

Forms

Translations (90)

vi người Việt Nam (Vietnamese person) · ka ვიეტნამელი (Vietnamese person) · ko 베트남인 (Vietnamese person) · ar فِيتْنَامِيّ (Vietnamese person) · et vietnamlane (Vietnamese person) · ro vietnamez (Vietnamese person) · da vietnameser (Vietnamese person) · km វៀតណាម (Vietnamese person) · sl Vietnamec (Vietnamese person) · sk Vietnamec (Vietnamese person) · ja ベトナム人 (Vietnamese person) · pl Wietnamczyk (Vietnamese person) · sw Mvietinamu (Vietnamese person) · hy վիետնամցի (Vietnamese person) · nl Vietnamese (Vietnamese person) · sk Vietnamka (Vietnamese person) · ky вьетнамдык (Vietnamese person) · mk Виетнамец (Vietnamese person) · sah вьетнамец (Vietnamese person) · gl vietnamita (Vietnamese person) · fr Vietnamienne (Vietnamese person) · be в'етна́мка (Vietnamese person) · bg виетна́мец (Vietnamese person) · es vietnamita (Vietnamese person) · sq vietnamez (Vietnamese person) · fi vietnamilainen (Vietnamese person) · jra Yuăn (Vietnamese person) · mn вьетнам хүн (Vietnamese person) · eu vietnamdar (Vietnamese person) · ru вьетна́мцы (Vietnamese person) · bg виетна́мка (Vietnamese person) · sh Вијетнамац (Vietnamese person) · mnw ယောန် (Vietnamese person) · be в'етна́мец (Vietnamese person) · cmn 越南人 (Vietnamese person) · eo vjetnamanino (Vietnamese person) · de Vietnamesin (Vietnamese person) · lt vietnamietė (Vietnamese person) · cs Vietnamka (Vietnamese person) · mk Виетнамка (Vietnamese person) · sv vietnamesiska (Vietnamese person) · ast vietnamita (Vietnamese person) · uz vyetnam (Vietnamese person) · pt vietnamita (Vietnamese person) · tk wýetnamly (Vietnamese person) · ru вьетна́мка (Vietnamese person) · mww Nyab laj (Vietnamese person) · ko 베트남 사람 (Vietnamese person) · uk в'єтна́мка (Vietnamese person) · ast vietnamín (Vietnamese person) · az vyetnamlı (Vietnamese person) · haw Wiekanama (Vietnamese person) · de Vietnamese (Vietnamese person) · uz vyetnamlik (Vietnamese person) · it vietnamita (Vietnamese person) · nb vietnameser (Vietnamese person) · he וְיֶטְנָאמִי (Vietnamese person) · hi वियतनामी (Vietnamese person) · uk в'єтна́мець (Vietnamese person) · ca vietnamita (Vietnamese person) · tr Vietnamlı (Vietnamese person) · lt vietnamietis (Vietnamese person) · nl Vietnamees (Vietnamese person) · sh Vijetnamac (Vietnamese person) · km យួន (Vietnamese person) · vi người Việt (Vietnamese person) · sh Vijetnamka (Vietnamese person) · ro vietnameză (Vietnamese person) · ug ۋيېتناملىق (Vietnamese person) · cs Vietnamec (Vietnamese person) · pl Wietnamka (Vietnamese person) · sl Vietnamka (Vietnamese person) · fr Vietnamien (Vietnamese person) · lv vjetnamiete (Vietnamese person) · eo vjetnamano (Vietnamese person) · sv vietnames (Vietnamese person) · rad Yuăn (Vietnamese person) · tg вьетнамӣ (Vietnamese person) · sh Вијетнамка (Vietnamese person) · th คนเวียดนาม (Vietnamese person) · nn vietnamesar (Vietnamese person) · yue 越南人 (Vietnamese person) · af Viëtnamees (Vietnamese person) · ar فِيتْنَامِيَّة (Vietnamese person) · lv vjetnamietis (Vietnamese person) · kk вьетнамдық (Vietnamese person) · ast vietnamina (Vietnamese person) · sw Mvieti (Vietnamese person) · ru вьетна́мец (Vietnamese person) · hu vietnami (Vietnamese person)

Vietnamese en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ (UK)
• /viˌɛt.nəˈmiːz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Vietnam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Vietnamese From Vietnam + -ese.

Meanings

1. The Austroasiatic language spoken predominantly in Vietnam.
   • If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own. 2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024:
   • The Vietnamese I own is the one you gave me, the one whose diction and syntax reach only the second-grade level. 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 31:

Forms

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Vietnamese terms

Synonyms

Annamese · Annamite

Translations (73)

za vah Yeznanz (language) · nl Vietnamees (language) · vi tiếng Việt Nam (language) · ar اَلْفِيتْنَامِيَّة (language) · ar فِيتْنَامِيّ (language) · be в'етна́мская мо́ва (language) · cs vietnamština (language) · pl wietnamski (language) · th ภาษาเวียดนาม (language) · br vietnameg (language) · sw Kivieti (language) · pt vietnamita (language) · ru вьетна́мский язы́к (language) · sh vijetnamski (jezik) (language) · vi Việt ngữ (language) · my ဗီယက်နမ် (language) · sk vietnamčina (language) · ca vietnamita (language) · et vietnami (language) · ky вьетнамча (language) · ak viɛtnam kasa (language) · ko 베트남어 (language) · nv Biʼednam Dineʼé bizaad (language) · cy Fietnameg (language) · rad klei Yuăn (language) · cmn 越南語 /越南语 (language) · yue 越南話 /越南话 (language) · be в'етна́мская (language) · ta வியட்நாமியம் (language) · km ភាសាវៀតណាម (language) · lo ພາສາຫວຽດນາມ (language) · ja ベトナム語 (language) · hi वियतनामी (language) · it vietnamita (language) · ast vietnamita (language) · ro vietnameză (language) · br viêtnameg (language) · mww nyab laj (language) · ru вьетна́мский (language) · ka ვიეტნამური (language) · nn vietnamesisk (language) · hy վիետնամերեն (language) · sw Kivietinamu (language) · fr vietnamien (language) · fa ویتنامی (language) · de Vietnamesisch (language) · tr Vietnamca (language) · es vietnamita (language) · hu vietnami (language) · da vietnamesisk (language) · el βιετναμικά (language) · vi tiếng Kinh (language) · eu vietnamera (language) · sl vietnamščina (language) · tr Vietnam dili (language) · sv vietnamesiska (language) · uk в'єтна́мська (language) · uk в'єтна́мська мо́ва (language) · tl Biyetnames (language) · lv vjetnamiešu (language) · sh вијетнамски (language) · fi vietnam (language) · nb vietnamesisk (language) · ast vietnamín (language) · af Viëtnamees (language) · gur viɛtnɛ (language) · gur viɛtnãnnɛ (language) · ur ویتنامی (language) · pl język wietnamski (language) · gl vietnamita (language) · vi tiếng Việt (language) · lt vietnamiečių (language) · my ဗီယက်နမ်ဘာသာ (language)