dưa hấu
Vietnamese
Etymology
According to the Vietnamese folktale Sự tích trái dưa hấu (Legend of the Watermelon), the name dưa hấu derives from dưa (“melon”) + a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 好 (“good”; SV: hảo).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨə˧˧ həw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨə˧˧ həw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jɨə˧˧ həw˦˥]
Noun
dưa hấu
- watermelon