nước tương

Vietnamese

Etymology

nước (“liquid”) +‎ back-formation from 豆漿 (“soybean”, SV: đậu tương). The back-formation is influenced by the word tương.

Compare Khmer ទឹកសៀង (tɨk siəng, “hoisin sauce”), whose elements are cognates to the Vietnamese term.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nước tương

  1. (Southern Vietnam) soy sauce
    Synonyms: xì dầu, (rare) vị tâm
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