tu hú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Khmer តាវៅ (taavɨw) and Sundanese tuweuw.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ hu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) tu hú

  1. (chim ～) koel (genus Eudynamys), especially the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
    • 1967, Hoàng Vân, “Mùa Hoa Phượng Nở [Season of Blooming Flamboyants]”‎[1]performed by Diệu Linh and Tuyết Mai:
      Tu hú kêu, tu hú kêu, hoa gạo nở, hoa phượng đỏ, đầy ước mơ hy vọng.
      The koel is singing, the koels are singing; the silk-cotton flowers are blooming red, the flamboyants are blooming red, full of hopes and dreams.
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