lương khô

Vietnamese

Etymology

粱 (“staple”, SV: lương) + khô (“dry”). Unrelated to 糧 (“provisions”, SV: lương).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ xo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ kʰow˧˧] ~ [lɨəŋ˧˧ xow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ kʰow˧˧] ~ [lɨəŋ˧˧ xow˧˧]

Noun

lương khô

1. (military) field ration
2. (loosely) any type of packaged dry ration