động mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 動脈, composed of 動 (“moving”) and 脈 (“vessel”), from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku), so called because arteries pulsate.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ mat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

động mạch

an artery (blood vessel from the heart)
Antonym: tĩnh mạch

Derived terms

động mạch chủ (“aorta”)

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