chim ong

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From chim (“bird”) +‎ ong (“bee”). Compare Chinese 蜂鳥／蜂鸟 (fēngniǎo, literally “bee bird”), Japanese 蜂鳥 (hachidori, literally “bee bird”), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally “bee bird”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun edit

(classifier con) chim ong

Synonym of chim ruồi (“hummingbird”)