động mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 動脈, composed of 動 (“moving”) and 脈 (“vessel”), from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku), so called because arteries pulsate.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ mat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

động mạch

1. an artery (blood vessel from the heart)

   Antonym: tĩnh mạch

Derived terms

• động mạch chủ (“aorta”)