quoc-ngu

noun

¦kwäkᵊŋ¦gü,

ˈkwäk¦nü

plural -s

: a writing system based on the Roman alphabet with additional letters and diacritics and used for the Vietnamese language

Word History

Etymology

Vietnamese ku̯ãk ŋũ, literally, national language

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