chim ong

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) chim ong

1. Synonym of chim ruồi (“hummingbird”)