yến sào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 燕巢 (“swallow's nest”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiən˧˦ saːw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ ʂaːw˦˩] ~ [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ saːw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˥ ʂaːw˨˩] ~ [ʔiəŋ˦˥ saːw˨˩]

Noun

yến sào

1. an edible bird's nest