nhiễm trùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 染 (“to be infected with”) and 蟲 (“bug; bacteria”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲiəm˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲiəm˧˨ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲim˨˩˦ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

nhiễm trùng

  1. (medicine) to be infected
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