chữ Nôm

Vietnamese

Etymology

chữ (“character”) +‎ Nôm, literally "the southern characters" wherein "southern" refers to Vietnam as opposed to northern which is China.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ nom˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨ˧˨ nom˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨ˨˩˦ nom˧˧]

Noun

chữ Nôm (字喃)

a now obsolete writing system, based on Chinese characters, used to write Vietnamese syllables

See also

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