chim ong

Vietnamese

Etymology

From chim +‎ ong. Compare Chinese 蜂鳥 (literally “bee bird”), Japanese 蜂鳥 (hachidori, literally “bee bird”), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally “bee bird”),

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

chim ong

hummingbird

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