tế bào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 細胞, composed of (minute (small)) and (sack; womb), from Japanese 細胞 (saibō).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

tế bào

  1. (cytology, physics) a cell

Derived terms