Kinh

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vietnamese Kinh ().

Noun

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Kinh (plural Kinhs)

  1. An ethnic Vietnamese.

Anagrams

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (capital). Doublet of kinh.

Originally used by lowlanders to distinguish themselves from those from the highlands, whom they dubbed người Trại (outpost people) or người Mường (mountain villagers).

Muong speakers (or at least, speakers of Mường Bi) call Vietnamese Chỡ (literally market), also referring to their capital Kẻ Chợ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Kinh

  1. (of people) ethnically Vietnamese
    Synonym: Việt
    người Kinhthe ethnically Vietnamese
    dân tộc Kinhthe Vietnamese ethnic group