lưỡi gà

Vietnamese

Etymology

lưỡi (“tongue”) +‎ gà (“chicken”). Compare Thai ลิ้นไก่ (lín-gài, “uvula”), which is also literally "chicken's tongue".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəj˦ˀ˥ ɣaː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨj˧˨ ɣaː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨj˨˩˦ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

lưỡi gà

uvula
(music) a reed

Synonyms

reed: dăm kèn, dăm

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