Vovinam

See also: vovinam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Anglicized clipping of Võ Việt Nam (literally “Vietnamese Martial Arts Form”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˧ vi˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vo˧˧ vi˧˧ naːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vow˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧] ~ [jɔ˧˧ jɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vow˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ jɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: vo vi nam, vô vi nam

Noun

Vovinam

1. (neologism, martial arts) Vovinam

   Synonym: Việt Võ Đạo