dưa hấu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
According to the Vietnamese folktale Sự tích trái dưa hấu (Legend of the Watermelon), the name dưa hấu derives from dưa (“melon”) + a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 好 (SV: hảo), but this is most likely just folk etymology.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨə˧˧ həw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨə˧˧ həw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jɨə˧˧ həw˦˥]