cộng hoà

See also: cộng hòa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• cộng-hoà, cộng hòa, cộng-hòa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 共和, composed of 共 (“to join”) and 和 (“to harmonize”), from Japanese 共和 (kyōwa, kyōka, “republican”), from Literary Chinese 共和 (gònghé). See Chinese & Japanese entries for more.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hwaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hwaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩]

Noun

cộng hoà

1. a republic