"Kinh" meaning in Vietnamese

See Kinh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [kïŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kɨn˧˧] [Huế], [kɨn˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 京 (“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. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|京}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|京|capital}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 京 (“capital”), {{doublet|vi|kinh}} Doublet of kinh Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} Kinh, {{vi-adj}} Kinh
  1. (of people) ethnically Vietnamese Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Vietnam Synonyms: Việt
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "京"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "Sino-Vietnamese words"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "categorize"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "京",
        "2": "capital"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Vietnamese word from 京 (“capital”)",
      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "kinh"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of kinh",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Vietnamese word from 京 (“capital”). Doublet of kinh.\nOriginally used by lowlanders to distinguish themselves from those from the highlands, whom they dubbed người Trại (“outpost people”) or người Mường (“mountain villagers”).\nMuong speakers (or at least, speakers of Mường Bi) call Vietnamese Chỡ (literally “market”), also referring to their capital Kẻ Chợ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Kinh",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Kinh",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Vietnamese words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "vi",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "vi:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "vi",
          "name": "Vietnam",
          "orig": "vi:Vietnam",
          "parents": [
            "Asia",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the ethnically Vietnamese",
          "text": "người Kinh",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Vietnamese ethnic group",
          "text": "dân tộc Kinh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ethnically Vietnamese"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kinh-vi-adj-n4sN7vWt",
      "links": [
        [
          "ethnically",
          "ethnically#English"
        ],
        [
          "Vietnamese",
          "Vietnamese#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people) ethnically Vietnamese"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Việt"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kïŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "kinh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kinh"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "京"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "Sino-Vietnamese words"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "categorize"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "京",
        "2": "capital"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Vietnamese word from 京 (“capital”)",
      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "kinh"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of kinh",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Vietnamese word from 京 (“capital”). Doublet of kinh.\nOriginally used by lowlanders to distinguish themselves from those from the highlands, whom they dubbed người Trại (“outpost people”) or người Mường (“mountain villagers”).\nMuong speakers (or at least, speakers of Mường Bi) call Vietnamese Chỡ (literally “market”), also referring to their capital Kẻ Chợ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Kinh",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Kinh",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sino-Vietnamese words",
        "Vietnamese adjectives",
        "Vietnamese doublets",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese terms with homophones",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples",
        "vi:People",
        "vi:Vietnam"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the ethnically Vietnamese",
          "text": "người Kinh",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Vietnamese ethnic group",
          "text": "dân tộc Kinh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ethnically Vietnamese"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ethnically",
          "ethnically#English"
        ],
        [
          "Vietnamese",
          "Vietnamese#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people) ethnically Vietnamese"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Việt"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kïŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɨn˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "kinh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kinh"
}

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