răng cấm

Vietnamese

Etymology

răng (“tooth”) +‎ cấm (“forbidden”), so called as first molars are thought of as indispensable and never to be removed.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaŋ˧˧ kəm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaŋ˧˧ kəm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaŋ˧˧ kəm˦˥]

Noun

răng cấm

1. a first molar