khám bệnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

First attested near the end of the 19^th century. Earlier records show both the forms of khám bệnh and khán bệnh, hence likely an assimilated (-n b > -m b) non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 看病 (“to examine a patient”; SV: khán bệnh).

Nowadays perceived as a compound of khám (“to examine”) +‎ bệnh (“disease”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːm˧ˀ˦ ɓəjŋ̟˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːm˦˥ ɓen˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːm˦ˀ˥ ɓəːn˨˩˨]

Verb

khám bệnh

(of a doctor) to medically examine a patient; (of a patient) to (go to) see the doctor

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