Việt Minh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Short for Việt Nam độc lập đồng minh (“Vietnam Independence League”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Việt Minh

  1. Viet Minh
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Descendants

  • → English: Viet Minh, Vietminh
  • → Khmer: វៀតមិញ (viətmɨñ)
  • → Thai: เวียตมิน
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