sinh học

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (“to live”) and (“study”), possibly influenced by Chinese 生學 (shēngxué, "(obsolete) biology").

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

sinh học

  1. biology

Synonyms

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