đà điểu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鴕鳥 (“ostrich”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩ ʔɗiəw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˦˩ ʔɗiw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩ ʔɗiw˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) đà điểu

a large, long-legged ratite
đà điểu Phi/Mĩ/Úc
a(n) ostrich/rhea/emu

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