chào mào

Vietnamese

Etymology

The second element is mào (“crest”), while the first element is fairly obscure.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ maːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːw˦˩ maːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːw˨˩ maːw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) chào mào

  1. a red-whiskered bulbul; crested bulbul
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