thần kinh
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- thần-kinh
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 神經, composed of 神 (“divine; spiritual; mental”) and 經 (“scripture; qi meridian/channel/vessel”), from Japanese 神経 (shinkei, “nerve”, noun), used as a calque of Dutch zenuw. In traditional Chinese medicine, the meridian system circulates qi, and "divine qi" is the specific qi that governs the mind. Earlier attestations in Literary Chinese, particularly in the 後漢書·方術傳序 (“Book of the Later Han: Preface to the Legend of Magic”), were unrelated and literally meant "divine/sacred scripture".
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ kɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧]
Adjective
Derived terms
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