chim ngói

Vietnamese

Etymology

chim (“bird”) +‎ ngói (“turtle dove”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ŋɔj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ŋɔj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧ ŋɔj˦˥]

Noun

chim ngói • (𫚳𪇋)

(zoology) a turtle dove (various species of the genus Streptopelia)

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