lãnh thổ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 領土 (territory), with the Southern reading of the first character.

    Currently the widespread form.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ tʰo˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˧˨ tʰow˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˦ tʰow˨˩˦]

    Noun

    lãnh thổ

    1. (originally Southern Vietnam, now common) territory