chủng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 種. Doublet of giống.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Noun

chủng

1. Clipping of chủng tộc (“race”). (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, physical characteristics)
2. (of virus) a strain

See also

• đặc chủng
• tiêm chủng