nước miếng

Vietnamese

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From nước (“water”) +‎ miệng (“mouth”). The nặng tone in 'miệng' has become the sắc tone due to assimilation with 'nước'. Compare Chinese 口水 (kǒushuǐ, literally “mouth water”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ miəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ miəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ miəŋ˦˥]

Noun

nước miếng

Synonym of nước bọt (“saliva”); drool

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