bánh ú

Vietnamese

Etymology

bánh (“pastry”) +‎ ú (“water caltrop”), due to its shape.

The second element is the (fossilized?) undiphthongized form of the common ấu.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔʊw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bánh ú

1. zongzi