cốt tuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

cốt tủy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 骨髓, composed of 骨 (“bone”) and 髓 (“marrow”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kot̚˧˦ twi˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kok̚˦˧˥ twɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kok̚˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

cốt tuỷ

(anatomy) bone marrow
Synonym: tuỷ xương
quintessence; essence

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