Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 飲食 (“drink and food, to drink and to eat”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɜm˧˩ tʰɨ̞̠ʔk̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɜm˧˩ tʰɨ̞̠ʔk̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɜm˨˦ tʰɨ̞̠ʔk̚˨ˀ˧ʔ]