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˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jiw˨˩ həw˧˧]

Noun

diều hâu

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

Usage notes

• Often translated into English as hawk.