người Nam

noun

Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ naːm˧˧]Huế [ŋɨj˦˩ naːm˧˧]Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ naːm˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ngườifallinghuyền namlevelngang

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người Nam means synonym of người Việt Nam.

Meanings of người Nam in English

Noun

literary synonym of người Việt Nam (“Vietnamese”) ≈ người Việt Nam

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, người Nam could be written as 𠊛南. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

người (“person”) + Nam (“South”).

Frequently asked questions

What does người Nam mean in English?

người Nam (noun) means "synonym of người Việt Nam".

How do you pronounce người Nam?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ naːm˧˧]; Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ naːm˧˧]. Tones: người — falling tone (huyền), nam — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.