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 (kǒu​shuǐ, literally mouth water).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nước miếng

  1. saliva; drool
    Synonyms: nước dãi, nước bọt