lãnh thổ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) lĩnh thổ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 領土 (“territory”), with the Southern reading of the first character.

Currently the widespread form.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ tʰo˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˧˨ tʰow˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lan˨˩˦ tʰow˨˩˦]

Noun

lãnh thổ

1. (originally Southern Vietnam, now common) territory