nội tiết
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 內 (“internal”) and 洩 (“to secrete”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [noj˧˨ʔ tiət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [noj˨˩ʔ tiək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [noj˨˩˨ tiək̚˦˥]
Adjective
nội tiết
- (biology, medicine) endocrine
Derived terms
- nội tiết tố (內洩素, “hormone”)