Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 土耳其, from Mandarin 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Thổ Nhĩ

  1. (rare) Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)

Usage notes

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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]

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  1. ^ “Thông tin cơ bản về các nước, khu vực và quan hệ với Việt Nam”, in Bộ ngoại giao Việt Nam[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”, in Hanoi Büyükelçiliği[2], Hanoi: Embassy of Turkey