bác sĩ

See also: bácsi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bác sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 博士, composed of 博 (“wide; vast; broad”) and 士 (“-ist”), from Japanese 博士 (hakushi, “doctor”, person who has attained a doctorate), from Middle Chinese 博士 (pak dzri^X, “court academician”). Also probably by analogy with European languages, such as English doctor, French docteur (“Ph.D.; M.D.; physician”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ sɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

bác sĩ

1. a medical doctor; a physician

   Synonym: đốc-tờ

   chữ bác sĩ

   a doctor's handwriting

See also

• y sĩ
• dược sĩ (“pharmacist”)