diều

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-nɨəw (gizzard). Compare Central Vietnamese điều.

Noun

(classifier cái) diều (𠺧)

  1. a gizzard

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (“hawk; kite”; SV: diệu). Compare Central Vietnamese điều.

Noun

(classifier con) diều (, , )

  1. a kite (bird of prey)

Noun

(classifier con, cánh) diều (, , )

  1. a kite (flying toy on string)
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