kiết lị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• kiết lỵ

Etymology

kiết (“dysentery”) +‎ lị (“dysentery”). For another similarly structured compound denoting a sickness, compare hen suyễn (“asthma”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiət̚˧˦ li˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiək̚˦˧˥ lɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiək̚˦˥ lɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

kiết lị

1. (pathology) dysentery