sinh học
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 生學, composed of 生 (“to live”) and 學 (“study”), possibly influenced by Chinese 生學 (shēngxué, "(obsolete) biology").
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]