màng nhĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

màng +‎ nhĩ. The second element is from Chinese 耳 (“ear”), making this a rather unusual formation given how nhĩ is not normally used as a full-fledged morpheme in conjunction with non-Sino-Vietnamese ones. Probably a calque of Chinese 耳膜 (nhĩ mạc).

Compare lồi xỉ for another case with similar formation.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ ɲi˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˦˩ ɲɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ ɲɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

màng nhĩ

  1. (anatomy) an eardrum
    Synonym: lá nhĩ
    thủng màng nhĩ ― with perforated eardrums
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