phát dục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 發育.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

phát dục

  1. (biology, of an organism) to develop
  2. to mature sexually; to enter puberty; to be in heat