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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