La-tinh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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French Latin, with a peculiar rendition of the French nasal vowel /ɛ̃/. Compare Phi-li-tinh (Philistine) and Cô-rinh-tô (Corinth). Compare Mandarin 拉丁 (Lādīng, Lạp Đinh), Hakka 拉丁 (Lâ-tên).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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La-tinh

  1. Latin
    tiếng La-tinh
    the Latin language
    Mĩ La-tinh
    Latin America
  2. (linguistics) Romance