diều hâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

A native compound of two Sino-Vietnamese words elements 鷂 (diều) and 䳧 (hâu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziəw˨˩ həw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiw˦˩ həw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jiw˨˩ həw˧˧]

Noun

diều hâu

  1. Any bird within the subfamilia Accipitrinae
  2. Any bird within the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, or Megatriorchis
  3. (colloquial, collectively) any predatory bird

Usage notes

  • Often translated into English as hawk.

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