An Nam

See also: annam, Annam, ann am, and An-nam

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

An-nam, An-Nam

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安南, composed of 安 (“pacified”) and 南 (“south”), officially 安南都護府／安南都护府 (An Nam Đô hộ phủ, “Annam Protectorate”). Reborrowed from French Annam which itself is from Vietnamese, used satirically along with the French derivative An-nam-mít (from French Annamite).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ naːm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Proper noun

An Nam

(history) Annam, a former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin
(historical or sarcastic, now offensive) Annam, one of the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam
Synonym: Trung Kì
(historical or sarcastic, now offensive) Synonym of Việt Nam (“Vietnam”)
Yêu sách của nhân dân An Nam ― Demands of the Annamites

An Nam Cộng sản Đảng ― the Communist Party of Annam

Descendants

→ French: Annam
- → English: Annam

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