thần kinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神經 (“nerve”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ kɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧]

Noun

thần kinh

(anatomy) nerve
(colloquial) Synonym of tâm thần (“mental disorder”)

Adjective

thần kinh

mental; nervous

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