Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 捷克, from Mandarin 捷克 (Jiékè, Czechia), from Mandarin 捷克斯洛伐克 (Jiékèsīluòfákè, Tiệp Khắc Tư Lạc Phạt Khắc, Czechoslovakia).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˧˨ʔ xak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˨˩ʔ kʰak̚˦˧˥] ~ [tiəp̚˨˩ʔ xak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tip̚˨˩˨ kʰak̚˦˥] ~ [tip̚˨˩˨ xak̚˦˥]

Proper noun

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Tiệp Khắc

  1. (historical) Czechoslovakia

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Adjective

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Tiệp Khắc

  1. (historical) Czechoslovakian

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See also

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