vi khuẩn học

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 微菌學, composed of 微菌 (“bacterium”) and 學 (“study”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˧ xwən˧˩ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˧˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [vɪj˧˧ xwəŋ˧˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɪj˧˧ xwəŋ˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

vi khuẩn học

1. bacteriology