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điện não đồ

noun
Hanoi [ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ naːw˦ˀ˥ ʔɗo˨˩]Huế [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ʔ naːw˧˨ ʔɗow˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ naːw˨˩˦ ʔɗow˨˩] browser voice
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điện não đồ means an electroencephalogram.

Meanings of điện não đồ in English

Noun

  1. an electroencephalogram

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 電 (“electro-”), 腦 (“encephalo-”) and 圖 (“-gram; -graph”), perhaps an alteration of Chinese 腦電圖 /脑电图 (não điện đồ). No relation to Chinese 電腦 /电脑 (điện não, “computer”, literally “electrical brain”)

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What does điện não đồ mean in English?

điện não đồ (noun) means "an electroencephalogram".

How do you pronounce điện não đồ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ naːw˦ˀ˥ ʔɗo˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ naːw˨˩˦ ʔɗow˨˩]. Tones: điện — heavy tone (nặng), não — creaky rising tone (ngã), đồ — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.