vietnamese
/ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Vietnam.
name
The Austroasiatic language spoken predominantly in Vietnam.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "They were buried in a gravesite near Kai Tak, alongside other Vietnamese who hadn’t made it safely to shore."
- "The Vietnamese I own is the one you gave me, the one whose diction and syntax reach only the second-grade level."
- "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."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/
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