tự kỉ

See also: TUKI and tuki

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tự kỷ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自己 (“self”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ki˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ kɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

tự kỉ

1. autistic

   bệnh tự kỉ ― autism

2. (slang) introverted

Verb

tự kỉ

1. (slang) to act like an introvert

   Nó đang ngồi tự kỉ đằng kia.

   He's sitting there alone like he's introverted or something

See also

• tự kỉ ám thị