Thổ Nhĩ Kì
Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 土耳其, from Mandarin 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰo˧˩ ɲi˦ˀ˥ ki˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˨ ɲɪj˧˨ kɪj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ ɲɪj˨˩˦ kɪj˨˩]
Proper noun
[edit]- (rare) Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)
Usage notes
[edit]The traditional spelling Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ is much more common, being preferred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of both Vietnam and Turkey.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ “Thông tin cơ bản về các nước, khu vực và quan hệ với Việt Nam [General Information about Countries and Regions]”, in Bộ ngoại giao Việt Nam [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam][1] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2013 February, retrieved 2023-01-05
- ^ Tekneci, Haldun (2023 January 5 (last accessed)) “Ambassador's Message [Embassy of Hanoi]”, in Hanoi Büyükelçiliği[2], Hanoi: Embassy of Turkey