tâm nhĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 心耳, composed of 心 (“heart”) and 耳 (“ear”). Compare Japanese 心耳 (shinji, “auricle”) and French oreillette (“auricle; atrium”, literally “earlet”). See also tâm thất (“ventricle”, literally “heart chamber”), Chinese 心房 (tâm phòng, “atrium”, literally “heart chamber”) and ngăn (“heart chamber”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ ɲi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ ɲɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

tâm nhĩ

1. (anatomy, cardiology) an atrium