diều hâu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
A native compound of two Sino-Vietnamese words elements 鷂 (diều) and 䳧 (hâu).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziəw˨˩ həw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jiw˦˩ həw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jiw˨˩ həw˧˧]
Noun edit
- Any bird within the subfamilia Accipitrinae
- Any bird within the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, or Megatriorchis
- (colloquial, collectively) any predatory bird
Usage notes edit
- Often translated into English as hawk.