nước miếng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nước (“water”) +‎ miệng (“mouth”). The nặng tone in miệng has become the sắc tone due to assimilation with nước. Cognate with Muong Bi đác mẽnh (“saliva”).

Compare Chinese 口水 (kǒu​shuǐ, literally “mouth water”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ miəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ miəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ miəŋ˦˥]

Noun

nước miếng

  1. saliva; drool
    Synonyms: nước dãi, nước bọt
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