nhiễm trùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 染 (“to be infected with”) and 蟲 (“bug; bacteria”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲiəm˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲiəm˧˨ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲim˨˩˦ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

nhiễm trùng

1. (medicine) to be infected