nước miếng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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nước miếng

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