sản phụ khoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 產婦科, composed of 產婦 (“pregnant woman”) and 科 (“medical branch”), but actually a blend of sản khoa (“obstetrics”) +‎ phụ khoa (“gynecology”). Compare Chinese 婦產科／妇产科 (phụ sản khoa).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˩ fu˧˨ʔ xwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ xwaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨ xwaː˧˧]

Noun

sản phụ khoa

1. (obstetrics, gynaecology) obstetrics and gynecology

   Synonym: khoa phụ sản