y sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 醫士, composed of 醫 (“medicine”) and 士 (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˧ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʔɪj˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɪj˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

y sĩ

  1. a physician assistant
  2. medical doctor
    y sĩ giải phẫu ― surgeon

See also

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