nòng nọc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nọc nọc

Etymology

See nọc nọc.

From *nọc. This term clearly follows the pattern of reduplication in Vietnamese.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˨˩ nawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˩ nawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [nɔŋ˦˩ nawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˨˩ nawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) nòng nọc • (𧓅蝳)

1. a tadpole (toad or frog larva)

See also

• cóc
• ngoé
• ếch
• nhái