tế bào sắc tố

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 細胞色素, composed of 細胞 (cell) and 色素 (pigment).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩ sak̚˧˦ to˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥ tow˨˩˦] ~ [tej˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˩ sak̚˦˧˥ tow˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥ tow˦˥] ~ [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩ sak̚˦˥ tow˦˥]

    Noun

    tế bào sắc tố

    1. (biology) chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell.