gõ kiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

From gõ (“to knock on”) +‎ kiến (“ant”). The verb for peck as in English woodpecker is mổ, rather than gõ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɔ˦ˀ˥ kiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɔ˧˨ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɔ˨˩˦ kiəŋ˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) gõ kiến

  1. woodpecker
    Synonym: chim gõ kiến
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