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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