chữ Nôm
See also: Chu Nom
Vietnamese
Etymology
chữ (“character”) + Nôm, literally "the southern characters" wherein "southern" refers to Vietnam as opposed to northern which is China.
Pronunciation
Noun
- a historical writing system based on Chinese characters that was once used to write Vietnamese syllables, and that is still used to a very limited extent to write Tày syllables
- Chữ Nôm của dân tộc Tày tỉnh Bắc Kạn vừa được công nhận là Di sản văn hóa phi vật thể cấp quốc gia.
- The Nôm script of the Tày people has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.