giun chỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of giun (worm) +‎ chỉ (thread).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zun˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jun˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ cɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) giun chỉ

  1. filarial roundworm of species Wuchereria bancrofti