Lạc Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 雒越.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [laːk̚˨˩˨ jiək̚˨˩˨]

    Proper noun

    Lạc Việt

    1. (historical) an ancient population of the Baiyue that was, along with the Âu Việt, considered the ancestors of the Vietnamese

    See also