tiểu đường
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
[edit]tiểu (“to urinate”) + đường (“sugar”), perhaps calque of Chinese 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng, literally “sugary urine disease”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
Noun
[edit]- (pathology) diabetes
- Synonym: đái tháo đường