đà điểu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 鴕鳥 (“ostrich”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩ ʔɗiəw˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˦˩ ʔɗiw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩ ʔɗiw˨˩˦]

    Noun

    (classifier con) đà điểu

    1. ostrich
    2. any large, long-legged ratite
      đà điểu Phi/Mĩ/Úc
      a(n) ostrich/rhea/emu
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