nước miếng
Vietnamese
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From nước (“water”) + miệng (“mouth”). The nặng tone in 'miệng' has become the sắc tone due to assimilation with 'nước'. Compare Chinese 口水 (kǒushuǐ, literally “mouth water”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ miəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ miəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ miəŋ˦˥]
Noun
nước miếng
- Synonym of nước bọt (“saliva”); drool