quốc ngữ
See also: quoc ngu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 國語 (“national language; official language”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuək̚˧˦ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ ŋɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wək̚˦˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦]
Noun edit
- the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Latin alphabet
- (historical) chữ Nôm
- Synonym: Quốc âm
- (literary) national language; official language