Vovinam
See also: vovinam
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editAnglicized clipping of Võ Việt Nam (literally “Vietnamese Martial Arts Form”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˧ vi˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vo˧˧ vi˧˧ naːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vow˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧] ~ [jɔ˧˧ jɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vow˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ jɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧]
- Phonetic spelling: vo vi nam, vô vi nam
Noun
editVovinam
- (neologism, martial arts) Vovinam
- Synonym: Việt Võ Đạo