Viet
Hanoi native, briefly
Viet refers to the Vietnamese people or their language.
It appears most often as a combining form: Vietnam, Vietcong, Vietminh.
On its own, Viet was American military slang during the Vietnam War for a Vietnamese person, especially an enemy combatant: We spotted three Viets moving through the jungle.
The standalone use is dated and can carry dismissive connotations.
Vietnam's seat of government
- SaigonFormer Vietnamese capital
- Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam's southern economic center
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
- Da NangVietnamese coastal metropolis
Central Highlands · Tonkin · Indochina · French Indochina · Mekong Delta · ASEAN · Southeast Asia
Informal fake spelling
- banh miVietnamese filled baguette
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- rice paddyFlooded grain cultivation area
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
pagoda · dragon dance · Mid-Autumn Festival · ancestral worship · incense · folk music · calligraphy · cyclo
Scattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- homelandOne's native land
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
belonging · ancestry · nationalism · solidarity · community · Little Saigon · refugee · immigration
Relating to pitch
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- romanizationScript-to-alphabet conversion process
- monosyllabicHaving one syllable
- classifierAssigns items to groups
pronouns · dialects · Southern · Central · loanwords · French influence · phonology · grammar
Southeast Asian ethnic group
- KhmerCambodia's dominant ethnic group
- minoritiesSmaller portions of populations
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
Hanoi
Vietnam's seat of government
- SaigonFormer Vietnamese capital
- Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam's southern economic center
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
Da Nang · Central Highlands · Tonkin · Indochina · French Indochina · Mekong Delta · ASEAN · Southeast Asia
pho
Informal fake spelling
- banh miVietnamese filled baguette
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- rice paddyFlooded grain cultivation area
fish sauce · pagoda · dragon dance · Mid-Autumn Festival · ancestral worship · incense · folk music · calligraphy · cyclo · bamboo
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
roots · belonging · ancestry · nationalism · solidarity · community · Little Saigon · refugee · immigration · assimilation
tonal
Relating to pitch
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- romanizationScript-to-alphabet conversion process
- monosyllabicHaving one syllable
classifier · pronouns · dialects · Southern · Central · loanwords · French influence · phonology · grammar · bilingualism
Hmong
Southeast Asian ethnic group
- KhmerCambodia's dominant ethnic group
- minoritiesSmaller portions of populations
- indigenousOriginating in a region
diaspora · demographics · ancestry · heritage
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- Vietnamese peopleInhabitants of Indochina's east
- Vietnam vetSoutheast Asian conflict veteran
- southern VietnamPeninsula's lower half
- North VietnamFormerly divided nation's communist half
- Vietnam veteranOne who served in Indochina