thụ tinh

See also: thú tính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 授精, composed of 授 (“to give”) and 精 (“semen”) or Sino-Vietnamese word from 受精, composed of 受 (“to take”) and 精.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ tɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧]

Verb

thụ tinh

1. (zoology) to inseminate or be inseminated

See also

• thụ tinh nhân tạo

 

• thụ phấn