How do you say “motherland” in Vietnamese?

“Motherland” in Vietnamese is tổ quốc (homeland), quê hương (hometown).

Vietnamese words for “motherland”

• tổ quốcListennoun
  Hanoi [to˧˩ kuək̚˧˦] · Saigon [tow˨˩˦ wək̚˦˥]tổ dipping quốc rising

  homeland; motherland; fatherland

  for “motherland” meaning: The country of one's ancestors.

• quê hươngListennoun
  Hanoi [kwe˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧] · Saigon [wej˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]quê level hương level

  hometown; birthplace

  for “motherland” meaning: The country of one's ancestors.

Related Vietnamese words

• non sôngListennoun

  country; nation; motherland

• nước nhàListennoun

  one's home country; native land; motherland

• đất nướcListennoun

  country; nation

• mẫu quốcListennoun

  a "motherland"; a metropole; a colonist country

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.