chủng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 種. Doublet of giống.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Noun

chủng

  1. clipping of chủng tộc (“race”) (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics)
  2. (of virus) a strain

Derived terms

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