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chu nom

US/t͡ʃuː ˈnoʊm/

chu nom noun: a writing system formerly used for Vietnamese, based on Chinese characters.

chu nom: a writing system formerly used for Vietnamese, based on Chinese characters
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Noun

chu nom (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A writing system formerly used for Vietnamese, based on Chinese characters.
    • Chữ nôm was known only by the 5 percent or less of Vietnam's educated population, who used it not as a primary medium but rather as an aid to learning Chinese and for recording folk literature.1997, Wm. C. Hannas, Asia's Orthographic Dilemma, page 83
    • To write a vernacular word, Chu Nom used two Chinese ideograms—one to indicate the meaning, the other the sound.1998, Kevin Bowen, Ba Chung Nguyen, Bruce Weigl, editors, Mountain River, page xxiv

chu nom meaning in Vietnamese

chu nom in Vietnamese

writing system
chữ Nôm

Forms of chu nom

alternative formchữ nôm
alternative formChu Nom

Origin of chu nom

Borrowed from Vietnamese chữ Nôm.

Questions about chu nom

What does chu nom mean?
Chu nom means a writing system formerly used for Vietnamese, based on Chinese characters.
What is chu nom in Vietnamese?
Chu nom in Vietnamese is chữ Nôm. See Chu nom meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is chu nom?
Chu nom is a noun.
How do you pronounce chu nom?
Chu nom is pronounced /t͡ʃuː ˈnoʊm/ (US).

Words near chu nom in the dictionary

  1. chthonophagy
  2. chtonic
  3. chtr.
  4. chtrs.
  5. chu
  6. chu nom
  7. chu pattern
  8. chu shogi
  9. chu'ch
  10. Chu-ch'eng
  11. Chu-chou

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