đất nước

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === From đất (“land”) +‎ nước (“water”). Semantically, compare Malay tanah air (“country, homeland”, literally “land and water”) and Classical Nahuatl āltepētl (“city”, literally “water and hill”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗət̚˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗək̚˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥] === Noun === (classifier cái) đất nước country; nation Synonyms: nước, quốc gia cả cái đất nước này ― this entire country ==== Usage notes ==== Often shortened to just nước.