nước miếng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From nước (“water”) + miệng (“mouth”). The nặng tone in miệng has become the sắc tone due to assimilation with nước. Cognate with Muong Bi đác mẽnh (“saliva”).
Compare Chinese 口水 (kǒushuǐ, literally “mouth water”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ miəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ miəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ miəŋ˦˥]
Noun edit
nước miếng