kích thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激刺, composed of 激 (“to incite”) and 刺 (“to pierce”), calque of Chinese 刺激 (to stimulate/provoke).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïk̟̚˧˦ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˥ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

kích thích

1. to stimulate; to incite; to excite

Noun

kích thích

1. a stimulus; incitement; excitation