y khoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 醫科, composed of 醫 (“medicine”) and 科 (“subject of study”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˧ xwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [ʔɪj˧˧ xwaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [ʔɪj˧˧ xwaː˧˧]

Noun

y khoa

1. medicine