xương cụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

xương (“bone”) +‎ cụt (“cut off”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ kut̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ kʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ kʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

xương cụt

1. (anatomy) a coccyx; tailbone

   Synonym: xương đuôi

   u quái xương cụt ― sacrococcygeal teratoma; a tumor based on the coccyx