khám bệnh
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
First attested near the end of the 19th century. Earlier records show both the forms of khám bệnh and khán bệnh, hence likely an assimilated (-n b > -m b) non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 看病 (“to examine a patient”, SV: khán bệnh).
Nowadays perceived as a compound of khám (“to examine”) + bệnh (“disease”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːm˧˦ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːm˦˧˥ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːm˦˧˥ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːm˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨] ~ [xaːm˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]