Vietnamese edit

Proper noun edit

Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ

  1. Alternative spelling of Thổ Nhĩ Kì.

Adjective edit

Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ

  1. Alternative spelling of Thổ Nhĩ Kì.: Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)

Usage notes edit

This spelling is much more common than Thổ Nhĩ Kì despite overall spelling reforms by the Vietnam Ministry of Education. Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ is preferred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of both Vietnam and Turkey.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ “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
  2. ^ Tekneci, Haldun (2023 January 5 (last accessed)) “Ambassador's Message [Embassy of Hanoi]”, in Hanoi Büyükelçiliği[2], Hanoi: Embassy of Turkey