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˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) 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
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