diều

See also: dieu, Dieu, diệu, Diệu, điêu, điếu, điều, and điệu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jiw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jiw˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-nɨəw (“gizzard”). Compare Central Vietnamese điều.

Noun

(classifier cái) diều • (𠺧)

(zoology, of a bird) a crop; a craw
Synonym: bầu diều

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鷂 (SV: diệu).

Noun

(classifier con) diều • (鷂, 鹞, 鳶)

a hawk (predatory bird of Accipitridae)
Synonym: diều hâu

Noun

(classifier con, cánh) diều • (鷂, 鹞, 鳶)

a kite (flying toy on string)

See also

vẹt

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