lĩnh thổ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(originally Southern Vietnam, now common) lãnh thổ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˦ˀ˥ tʰo˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˨ tʰow˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨn˨˩˦ tʰow˨˩˦]

Noun

lĩnh thổ

(Northern Vietnam, uncommon) territory

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