Vovinam

See also: vovinam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Anglicized clipping of Võ Việt Nam (literally “Vietnamese Martial Arts Form”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˧ vi˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vo˧˧ vi˧˧ naːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vow˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧], [vow˧˧ vɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧] ~ [jɔ˧˧ jɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧], [jow˧˧ jɪj˧˧ naːm˧˧]
  • Phonetic: vo vi nam, vô vi nam

Noun

Vovinam

  1. (neologism, martial arts) Vovinam
    Synonym: Việt Võ Đạo
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