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˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɪj˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
y sĩ
- a physician who graduates from junior college
See also
- bác sĩ