kiết lị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

kiết (“dysentery”) +‎ lị (“dysentery”). For another similarly structured compound denoting a sickness, compare hen suyễn (“asthma”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiət̚˧˦ li˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiək̚˦˧˥ lɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiək̚˦˥ lɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

kiết lị

  1. (pathology) dysentery
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