kí sinh trùng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ký sinh trùng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寄生蟲, composed of 寄生 (“to leech”) and 蟲 (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˦ sïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [kɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [kɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

kí sinh trùng

1. a parasite