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Etymology
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Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Khmerតាវៅ(taavɨw) and Sundanesetuweuw.
Pronunciation
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(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ hu˧˦]
(Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˦˥]
Noun
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(classifiercon) tu hú
(chim ~) koel (genus Eudynamys), especially the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
1967, Hoàng Vân, “Mùa Hoa Phượng Nở [Season of Blooming Flamboyants]”[1]performed by Diệu Linh and Tuyết Mai:Tu hú kêu, tu hú kêu, hoa gạo nở, hoa phượng đỏ, đầy ước mơ hy vọng.The koel is singing, the koels are singing; the silk-cotton flowers are blooming red, the flamboyants are blooming red, full of hopes and dreams.
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