siêu âm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超 (“over-; super-; ultra-”) and 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]

Noun

(physics) ultrasound
(medicine) ultrasound machine or scan

Verb

(medicine, colloquial) to investigate with ultrasound

Adjective

ultrasound; supersonic

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