thuỷ cầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水禽, composed of 水 (“water”) and 禽 (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ kəm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ kəm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ kəm˨˩]

Noun

thuỷ cầm

1. (collective) anseriforms, especially ducks and geese

See also

• gia cầm