diều hâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

A native compound of two Sino-Vietnamese words elements 鷂 (diều) and 䳧 (hâu).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəw˨˩ həw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jiw˦˩ həw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jiw˨˩ həw˧˧]

Noun

diều hâu

Any bird within the subfamilia Accipitrinae
Any bird within the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, or Megatriorchis
(colloquial, collectively) any predatory bird

Usage notes

Often translated into English as hawk.

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