vi khuẩn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From vi (微, "mini-") and khuẩn (菌, "bacterium"). Possibly influenced by Chinese 微菌 (wēijūn, "bacteria") and 細菌/细菌 (xìjūn, "bacteria").

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˧ xwən˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

vi khuẩn

bacterium, bacteria

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