Vietic
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Vietnamese Việt, + -ic.
Proper noun
editVietic
- (linguistics) A subfamily of the Mon-Khmer languages that includes Vietnamese and Mường.
- (linguistics) The Proto-Vietic language, the hypothetical last common ancestor of all Vietic languages.
Adjective
editVietic (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Of or pertaining to the Vietic language family.
- (linguistics) Of or pertaining to the ancestral Vietic language.