Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 博士, borrowing from Japanese 博士 ‎(hakushi, “Ph.D.”), from Middle Chinese 博士 ‎(pak dzriX, “court academician”); also probably by analogy with European languages, such as English doctor, French docteur ‎(“Ph.D.; physician”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːʔk̚˧ˀ˦ s̪i˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːʔk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˧˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːʔk̚˦ˀ˥ ʂɪj˨˦]