lưỡi gà

Vietnamese

Etymology

lưỡi (“tongue”) +‎ gà (“chicken”). Compare Thai ลิ้นไก่ (lín-gài, “uvula”), which is also literally "chicken's tongue".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəj˦ˀ˥ ɣaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨj˧˨ ɣaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨj˨˩˦ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

lưỡi gà

1. uvula
2. (music) a reed

Synonyms

• reed: dăm kèn, dăm