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వియత్నాం

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Telugu

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Etymology

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The name Vietnam or Việt Nam (/vjə̀tnam/) is a variation of "Nam Việt" (南越; pinyin: Nányuè; literally Southern Việt), a name that can be traced back to the Trieu dynasty of the 2nd century BC. The word Việt originated as a shortened form of Bách Việt (百越; pinyin: Bǎiyuè), a word applied to a group of peoples then living in southern China and Vietnam.

Proper noun

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వియత్నాం (viyatnāṁ?

  1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)