diêm tiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鹽 (“salt”) and 硝 (“nitre, saltpetre”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəm˧˧ tiəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jiəm˧˧ tiw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jim˧˧ tiw˧˧]

Noun

diêm tiêu

1. nitre; saltpetre; potassium nitrate

   Synonym: tiêu thạch