bác sĩ
See also: bácsi
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- bác sỹ
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 博士, composed of 博 (“wide; vast; broad”) and 士 (“-ist”), from Japanese 博士 (hakushi, “doctor”, person who has attained a doctorate), from Middle Chinese 博士 (pak dzriX, “court academician”). Also probably by analogy with European languages, such as English doctor, French docteur (“Ph.D.; M.D.; physician”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
bác sĩ
- a medical doctor; a physician
- Synonym: đốc-tờ
- chữ bác sĩ
- a doctor's handwriting
See also
- y sĩ
- dược sĩ (“pharmacist”)