Tiệp Khắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    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

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

    Proper noun

    Tiệp Khắc

    1. Czechoslovakia (a former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Carpathian Ruthenia, at the eastern end, became a part of Ukraine)

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    Adjective

    Tiệp Khắc

    1. (historical) Czechoslovakian

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    See also

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