quốc ngữ

See also: quoc ngu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 國語 (“national language; official language”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuək̚˧˦ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ ŋɨ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wək̚˦˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

    Noun

    quốc ngữ • (國語)

    1. the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Latin alphabet
    2. (historical) chữ Nôm
      Synonym: Quốc âm
    3. (literary) national language; official language

    See also

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