y học

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 醫學, composed of 醫 (“medicine”) and 學 (“study”), Japanese 医学 (igaku), Middle Chinese 醫學.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

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Noun

y học

1. medicine (the academic discipline)

See also

• Đông y