xương chày

Vietnamese

Etymology

xương (“bone”) +‎ chày (“pestle”), probably due to simile between the shape of the shinbone and the pestle.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ ca(ː)j˨˩]

Noun

xương chày

(anatomy) shinbone; tibia

See also

xương mác

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