bạch cầu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 白 (“white”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 白血球 (bạch huyết cầu, literally “white blood ball”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ kəw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ kəw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ kəw˨˩]
Noun edit
- (cytology, hematology, immunology) white blood cell; leukocyte
- Synonym: bạch huyết cầu