đông sương

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Teochew 凍仙 / 冻仙 (dong3 siêng1). The second element is also seen in sương sáo (“grass jelly”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

đông sương

  1. (Central Vietnam) agar
  2. (Central Vietnam) jelly
    Synonyms: thạch, rau câu
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