sinh dục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生育, composed of 生 (“to bear; to give birth”) and 育 (“to raise; to bring up”). The word properly means "to birth and raise", but the dục part, as in giáo dục (“to educate”) or dưỡng dục (“to raise”), is probably confused with 慾 / 欲 (yù, “lust”), as in tình dục (“sex”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sïŋ˧˧ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

sinh dục

1. (anatomy, zoology) reproductive

   cơ quan/bộ phận sinh dục đực/cái

   (fe)male reproductive organs