ung thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 癰疽 (“skin abscess, ulcer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]

Noun

ung thư

  1. (pathology, oncology) cancer
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