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˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨn˨˩˦ tʰow˨˩˦]

Noun

lĩnh thổ

1. (Northern Vietnam, uncommon) territory