ung thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 癰疽 (skin abscess, ulcer).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]

    Noun

    ung thư

    1. (pathology, oncology) cancer