y sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 醫士, composed of 醫 (“medicine”) and 士 (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˧ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʔɪj˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɪj˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

y sĩ

1. a physician assistant

See also

• bác sĩ