nước suối
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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
(literally) spring water
(by extension) bottled water
chai nước suối ― a bottle of drinking water