xương chày

Vietnamese

Etymology

xương (“bone”) +‎ chày (“pestle”), probably due to simile between the shape of the shinbone and the pestle.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ ca(ː)j˨˩]

Noun

xương chày

1. (anatomy) shinbone; tibia

See also

• xương mác