diều
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *k-nɨəw (“gizzard”). Compare Central Vietnamese điều.
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鷂 (SV: diệu).
Noun edit
(classifier con) diều • (鷂, 鹞, 鳶)
Noun edit
(classifier con, cánh) diều • (鷂, 鹞, 鳶)
- a kite (flying toy on string)