nước tương

Vietnamese

Etymology

nước (“liquid”) +‎ back-formation of 豆漿 (“soybean”, SV: đậu tương). The back-formation is influenced by the word tương.

Compare Khmer ទឹកសៀង (tɨk siəng, “hoisin sauce”), whose elements are cognates to the Vietnamese term.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ tɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ tɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

nước tương

1. (Southern Vietnam) soy sauce

   Synonyms: xì dầu, (rare) vị tâm