An Nam

An Nam

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

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• An-nam

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安南, composed of 安 (“pacified”) and 南 (“south”), officially 安南都護府 (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˧˧]

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Proper noun

An Nam

1. (historical) Annam, a former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin
2. (historical or sarcastic, now offensive) Annam, one of the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam

   Synonym: Trung Kì

3. (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