động mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 動脈, composed of 動 (“moving”) and 脈 (“vessel”), from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku), so called because arteries pulsate.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ mat̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    động mạch

    1. an artery (blood vessel from the heart)
      Antonym: tĩnh mạch

    Derived terms

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