chào mào

Vietnamese

Etymology

The second element is mào (“crest”), while the first element is fairly obscure.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ maːw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːw˦˩ maːw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caːw˨˩ maːw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) chào mào

a red-whiskered bulbul; crested bulbul

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