nòng nọc
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
See nọc nọc.
From *nọc. This term clearly follows the pattern of reduplication in Vietnamese. Compare ròng rọc.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˨˩ nawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˩ nawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [nɔŋ˦˩ nawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˨˩ nawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
(classifier con) nòng nọc • (𧓅蝳)
- a tadpole (toad or frog larva)