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˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨj˨˩˦ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

lưỡi gà

  1. uvula
  2. (music) a reed

Synonyms

  • reed: dăm kèn, dăm
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