Mĩ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Mỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美; contracted from 美國／美国 (Mĩ Quốc), in turn contracted from Mandarin 美利堅／美利坚 (Měilìjiān, Mĩ Lợi Kiên) + 國／国 (quốc, “country”), from English American.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Mĩ

1. (informal, colloquial) United States; America

Synonyms

• Hoa Kì

Derived terms

• Mĩ La-tinh

Descendants

• Tai Dam: ꪢꪲ꫁

Adjective

Mĩ

1. American

   Tôi là người Mĩ.

   I am American.