Vietnamese

== English == === Alternative forms === Viet-Namese (obsolete) === Etymology === From Vietnam + -ese. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/, /viˌɛt.nəˈmiːz/ Rhymes: -iːz === Adjective === Vietnamese (not comparable) Of or pertaining to Vietnam. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Vietnamese (countable and uncountable, plural Vietnamese) (countable, chiefly in the plural) A person or people from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent. (uncountable) Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food. ==== Usage notes ==== As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Vietnamese", "writing about Vietnamese cuisine as a Vietnamese") is now uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Vietnamese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Vietnamese cuisine as a Vietnamese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Vietnamese The Austroasiatic language spoken predominantly in Vietnam. Synonyms: Annamese, Annamite ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Vietnamese terms Appendix:Vietnamese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Vietnamese === Further reading === ISO 639-1 code vi, ISO 639-3 code vie (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Vietnamese, vie ⁠ === Anagrams === Sementivae == Dutch == === Etymology === From Vietnamees +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Viet‧na‧me‧se Rhymes: -eːsə === Noun === Vietnamese f (plural Vietnamesen, no diminutive, masculine Vietnamees) woman from Vietnam ==== Related terms ==== Vietnam Vietnamees === Adjective === Vietnamese inflection of Vietnamees: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Anagrams === Vietnamees == German == === Etymology === Vietnam +‎ -ese === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌvi̯ɛtnaˈmeːzə/, [ˌvjɛt-], [viˌɛt-], [ʋ-] IPA(key): /ˌviːrtnaˈmeːzə/, [ˌvi(ː)ɐ̯t-] (colloquial variant) === Noun === Vietnamese m (weak, genitive Vietnamesen, plural Vietnamesen) a Vietnamese person (male or unspecified sex) (informal) a Vietnamese restaurant ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vietnamesin === Further reading === “Vietnamese”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)