bạch cầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白 (“white”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 白血球 (bạch huyết cầu, literally “white blood ball”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ kəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ kəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ kəw˨˩]

Noun

bạch cầu

(cytology, hematology, immunology) white blood cell; leukocyte
Synonym: bạch huyết cầu

See also

hồng cầu

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