bánh ú

Vietnamese

Etymology

bánh (“pastry”) +‎ ú (“water caltrop”), due to its shape.

The second element is the (fossilized?) undiphthongized form of the common ấu.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔʊw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bánh ú

  1. zongzi
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