dẽ giun

Vietnamese

Etymology

dẽ (“curlew”) +‎ giun (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɛ˦ˀ˥ zun˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɛ˧˨ jun˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɛ˨˩˦ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) dẽ giun • (雉𧉙)

1. (zoology) a sandpiper (a shorebird of the family Scolopacidae)
2. (zoology) genus Gallinago (of the family Scolopacidae)