Lạc Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雒越.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [laːk̚˨˩˨ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Lạc Việt

  1. (historical) an ancient population of the Baiyue that was, along with the Âu Việt, considered the ancestors of the Vietnamese

See also