Thổ Nhĩ Kì
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 土耳其, from Mandarin 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰo˧˩ ɲi˦ˀ˥ ki˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˨ ɲɪj˧˨ kɪj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ ɲɪj˨˩˦ kɪj˨˩]
Proper noun edit
- (rare) Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)
Usage notes edit
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]
References edit
- ^ “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
- ^ Tekneci, Haldun (2023 January 5 (last accessed)) “Ambassador's Message [Embassy of Hanoi]”, in Hanoi Büyükelçiliği[2], Hanoi: Embassy of Turkey