nước miếng
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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 (kǒushuǐ, literally “mouth water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ miəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ miəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ miəŋ˦˥]
Noun
[edit]nước miếng