Nôm

See also: nôm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 南 (“south”; SV: nam), perhaps based on the Quảng Nam accent. Like nam/Nam, Nôm has been used to refer to Vietnam as opposed to Bắc (“North”) which is China.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nom˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nom˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nom˧˧]

Adjective

Nôm (喃)

(of a written record) written in Vietnamese using chữ Nôm
bà chúa thơ Nôm
Queen of Nôm poetry

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