siêu âm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超 (“over-; super-; ultra-”) and 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]

Noun

siêu âm

1. (physics) ultrasound

   Antonym: hạ âm

2. (medicine) ultrasound machine or scan

Verb

siêu âm

1. (medicine, colloquial) to investigate with ultrasound

Adjective

siêu âm

1. ultrasound; supersonic