tuỷ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tuy"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tủy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 髓 (“marrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

tuỷ

1. marrow

   tuỷ răng ― pulp

Derived terms

• tuỷ xương (“bone marrow”)