bệnh xá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病舍, composed of 病 (“illness”) and 舍 (“lodge”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ saː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ saː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ saː˦˥]

Noun

bệnh xá

1. an infirmary; sickhouse; clinic; hospital (especially rural and limited)