Vietnamese
Etymology
From bột (“powder”) + ngọt (“sweet”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ ŋɔk̚˨˩˨]
Noun
bột ngọt
- (Southern Vietnam) monosodium glutamate
Synonyms
- (monosodium glutamate): mì chính (northern Vietnam, central Vietnam), vị tinh (central Vietnam), mononatri glutamat (chemistry)