How do you say “uvula” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "uvula" in Vietnamese?

"Uvula" in Vietnamese is lưỡi gà (uvula).

“Uvula” in Vietnamese is lưỡi gà (uvula).

Vietnamese words for “uvula”

lưỡi gànoun
Hanoi [lɨəj˦ˀ˥ ɣaː˨˩] · Saigon [lɨj˨˩˦ ɣaː˨˩]lưỡi creaky rising gà falling
uvula; a reed
for “uvula” meaning: Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

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