khám bệnh
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested near the end of the 19th century. Earlier records show both the forms of khám bệnh and khán bệnh, hence likely an assimilated (-n b > -m b) non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 看病 (“to examine a patient”, SV: khán bệnh).
Nowadays perceived as a compound of khám (“to examine”) + bệnh (“disease”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːm˧˦ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːm˦˧˥ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːm˦˧˥ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːm˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨] ~ [xaːm˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]