Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /viət̚˧˨ʔ/, /viək̚˨˩ʔ/, /viək̚˨˩˨/, /jiək̚˨˩˨/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.