Đại Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

10th-century brick with Chữ Hán inscription: 大越國軍城塼 Đại Việt Quốc Quân Thành Chuyên "Brick (to Build) the Đại Việt State's military forts"

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大越 (literally "Great Viet").

Medieval Vietnamese state's official name: While Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư dates that this name to 1054, it has been attested earlier, in 10th-century brick inscriptions from Hoa Lư.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Đại Việt • (大越)

the official name referring to Vietnamese dynasties beginning with the rule of Lý Thánh Tông (r. 1054-1072) until 1400, then again from 1428 to 1804
former name of Southern Han used in 917 CE

References

Polyakov, A.B. (2016) "On the Existence of the Dai Co Viet State in Vietnam in the 10th - the Beginning of 11th Centuries" Vietnam National University, Hanoi's Journal of Science, Vol 32. Issue 1S. p. 49-54 (in Vietnamese)
Momoki Shiro, The Vietnamese empire and its expansion circa 980–1840 in Asian Expansions: The historical experiences of polity expansion in Asia, edited by Geoff Wade, p. 158

[1] Polyakov, A.B. (2016) "On the Existence of the Dai Co Viet State in Vietnam in the 10th - the Beginning of 11th Centuries" Vietnam National University, Hanoi's Journal of Science, Vol 32. Issue 1S. p. 49-54 (in Vietnamese)

[2] Momoki Shiro, The Vietnamese empire and its expansion circa 980–1840 in Asian Expansions: The historical experiences of polity expansion in Asia, edited by Geoff Wade, p. 158