Nôm
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See also: nôm
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“south”), likely based on the form from the South Central dialects (most notably in the name of province of Quảng Nam, known locally as Quảng Nôm). Like nam/Nam, Nôm has been used to refer to Vietnam as opposed to Bắc (“North”) which is China.
See also nôm, whence the adjective nôm na (“basically, in layman's terms”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- (of a written record) written in Vietnamese using chữ Nôm
- bà chúa thơ Nôm ― Queen of Nôm poetry
See also[edit]
Derived terms