răng cửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

răng (“tooth”) +‎ cửa (“door”). Compare Chinese 門齒／门齿 (ménchǐ, literally “gate tooth”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaŋ˧˧ kɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaŋ˧˧ kɨə˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaŋ˧˧ kɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái) răng cửa

1. an incisor