lương khô

Vietnamese

Etymology

(staple, SV: lương) + khô (dry). Unrelated to (provisions, SV: lương).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ xo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ kʰow˧˧] ~ [lɨəŋ˧˧ xow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ kʰow˧˧] ~ [lɨəŋ˧˧ xow˧˧]

Noun

lương khô

  1. (military) field ration
  2. (loosely) any type of packaged dry ration