tu huýt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ hwit̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hwɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ wɨt̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cái) tu huýt

  1. whistle
    Synonym: còi

Etymology 2

Probably a corruption of tu hú (“koel”), contaminated by the etymology above.

Noun

(classifier con) tu huýt

  1. (chim ～) kind of bird (probably plaintive cuckoo)
    Synonym: chim tìm vịt
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