đốc-tờ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French docteur (“Ph.D.; M.D.; physician”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦ təː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ təː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥ təː˨˩]

Noun

đốc-tờ

(now chiefly humorous, obsolete in formal register) physician
dép đốc-tờ ― a thick leather sandal

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