tu hú
Vietnamese
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ hu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˦˥]
Noun
(classifier con) tu hú
- koel (genus Eudynamys), especially the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)