tiểu đường
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 小 (“small”) and 糖 (“sugar”), likely blend of 小便 (“to urinate”) + 糖 (“sugar”). Compare 糖尿 (tángniào, “diabetes”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
Noun
- (pathology) diabetes
- Synonym: đái tháo đường