chim ngói

Vietnamese

Etymology

chim (bird) +‎ ngói (turtle dove).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ŋɔj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˧˧ ŋɔj˦˥]

Noun

chim ngói • (𫚳𪇋)

  1. (zoology) a turtle dove (various species of the genus Streptopelia)