Vietnamese
Etymology
Compound of giun (“worm”) + chỉ (“thread”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zun˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jun˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ cɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier con) giun chỉ
- filarial roundworm of species Wuchereria bancrofti