y tá
Hanoi [ʔi˧˧ taː˧˦]Huế [ʔɪj˧˧ taː˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɪj˧˧ taː˦˥] browser voice
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y tá means a medical assistant.
Chinese characters: 醫佐 (醫 “medicine; doctor; physician” + 佐 “to help; to assist”)
Meanings of y tá in English
Noun
- a medical assistant
- dated, informal synonym of điều dưỡng viên (“nurse”) (person trained to provide care for the sick) ≈ điều dưỡng viên
Example sentences with y tá
- Cô ấy làm y tá trong bệnh viện. She works as a nurse in the hospital.
- Layla muốn thành y tá. Layla wanted to be a nurse.
- Cô ấy làm y tá trong bệnh viện địa phương. She works as a nurse in the local hospital.
- Cô ấy không phải là y tá mà là bác sĩ. She is not a nurse, but a doctor.
- Người y tá mù cống hiến đời mình cho việc chăm sóc những người già. The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.
- Không có bác sĩ nào trực cả, còn các y tá đều đã đi dự tiệc. There was no doctor on duty, and the nurses had all gone to the party.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 醫佐, composed of 醫 (“medicine; doctor; physician”) and 佐 (“to help; to assist”).
Frequently asked questions
What does y tá mean in English?
y tá (noun) means "a medical assistant".
How do you pronounce y tá?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔi˧˧ taː˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɪj˧˧ taː˦˥]. Tones: y — level tone (ngang), tá — rising tone (sắc).
Is y tá a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. y tá is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 醫佐.