Nôm
See also: nôm
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-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
editAdjective
edit- (of a written record) written in Vietnamese using chữ Nôm
- bà chúa thơ Nôm ― Queen of Nôm poetry
See also
editDerived terms