cốt tuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• cốt tủy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 骨髓, composed of 骨 (“bone”) and 髓 (“marrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kot̚˧˦ twi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kok̚˦˧˥ twɪj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kok̚˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

cốt tuỷ

1. (anatomy) bone marrow

   Synonym: tuỷ xương

2. quintessence; essence