bạch cầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白球, composed of 白 (“white”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 白血球 (bạch huyết cầu, literally “white blood ball”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ kəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ kəw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ kəw˨˩]

Noun

bạch cầu

  1. (cytology, hematology, immunology) white blood cell; leukocyte
    Synonym: bạch huyết cầu

See also

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