nước tương

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === nước (“liquid”); back-formation from 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 (Southern Vietnam) soy sauce Synonyms: xì dầu, (rare) vị tâm