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

Quốc ngữ 國語 was used historically to refer to chữ Nôm. Such as in the book, Đại Nam quốc ngữ 大南國語, a Literary Chinese - Vietnamese (chữ Nôm) dictionary.

See also

• chữ Nho (字儒)
• chữ Nôm (字喃)
• Hán tự (漢字)
• tiếng Việt (㗂越)