nước suối

Vietnamese

Etymology

nước (“water”) +‎ suối (“spring”).

The extension to "bottled water" is likely due to bottled water being advertised as being "natural". Compare English springwater.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ suəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʂuj˨˩˦] ~ [nɨək̚˦˧˥ suj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ ʂuj˦˥] ~ [nɨək̚˦˥ suj˦˥]

Noun

nước suối

1. (literally) spring water
2. (by extension) bottled water

   chai nước suối ― a bottle of drinking water