hải âu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海鷗, composed of 海 and 鷗.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˩ ʔəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˨ ʔəw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩˦ ʔəw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) hải âu

1. birds in the Procellariidae and Diomedeidae families

See also

• mòng biển/mòng bể