da-ua

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• da ua

Etymology

Borrowed from French yaourt. The use of the letter d only reflects a southern accent, and even then some yogurt vendors may prefer the letter y, or even the English word yogurt altogether. In textbooks, d is typically used to transcribed the sound /z/ (reflecting a northern accent), so a textbook transcription for this word would be *i-a-ua instead.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔuə˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔuə˧˧]

Noun

da ua

1. yoghurt

   Synonym: sữa chua