động mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 動脈, composed of 動 (“moving”) and 脈 (“vessel”), from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku), so called because arteries pulsate.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ mat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

động mạch

  1. an artery (blood vessel from the heart)
    Antonym: tĩnh mạch

Derived terms

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