베트남

Korean

Etymology

Probably from Japanese ベトナム (Betonamu), ultimately from English Vietnam. Doublet of 월남(越南) (wollam( 越南 )).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pe̞tʰɯna̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [베트남]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Beteunam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Beteunam
McCune–Reischauer?	Pet'ŭnam
Yale Romanization?	pey.thunam

Proper noun

베트남 • (Beteunam)

1. (South Korea) Vietnam (a country in Asia)

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 윁남 (Wennam)
• 월남 (越南, Wollam)