đông sương

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Teochew 凍仙冻仙 (dong3 siêng1). The second element is also seen in sương sáo (grass jelly).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

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đông sương

  1. (Central Vietnam) agar
  2. (Central Vietnam) jelly
    Synonyms: thạch, rau câu