bác sĩ

See also: bácsi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

bác sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 博士, from Japanese 博士 (hakushi, “Ph.D.”), from Middle Chinese 博士 (pak dzriX, “court academician”); also probably by analogy with European languages, such as English doctor, French docteur (“Ph.D.; physician”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓaːk̚˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓaːk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

a medical doctor; a physician

Synonyms

y sĩ

See also

dược sĩ (“pharmacist”)

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