Nôm
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