Thổ Nhĩ Kì
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSino-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˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ ɲɪj˨˩˦ kɪj˨˩]
Proper noun
edit- (rare) Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)
Usage notes
editThe 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”, in Bộ ngoại giao Việt Nam[1] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2013 February, retrieved 2023-01-05
- ^ Tekneci, Haldun (2023 January 5 (last accessed)) “Ambassador's Message”, in Hanoi Büyükelçiliği[2], Hanoi: Embassy of Turkey