Standard Lemma guide

Sino-Vietnamese

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sino- English Vietnam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Vietnamese English Sino-Vietnamese From Sino- + Vietnamese.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 漢越的 /汉越的 (hànyuè de) — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Finnish: kiinalais-vietnamilainen — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • French: sino-vietnamien — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • German: sino-vietnamesisch — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Hindi: चीन-वियतनामी (cīn-viyatnāmī) — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Japanese: 漢越の (kan'etsu no) — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Korean: 한월(漢越)의 (hanwor-ui) — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Portuguese: sino-vietnamita — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Russian: кита́йско-вьетна́мский (kitájsko-vʹjetnámskij) — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Russian: си́но-вьетна́мский (síno-vʹjetnámskij) — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Spanish: sinovietnamita — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Vietnamese: Hán Việt — pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漢越詞 /汉越词 (hànyuècí) — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漢越語 /汉越语 (hànyuèyǔ) — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Finnish: kiinalais-vietnamilainen kieli — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • French: sino-vietnamien — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Japanese: 漢越語 (kan'etsugo) — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Korean: 한월어 (hanworeo) — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Portuguese: sino-vietnamita — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Spanish: sinovietnamita — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language
  • Vietnamese: từ Hán Việt — the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language