gà lôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

The second element has a cognate in Tho [Cuối Tân Hợp] klol³⁵ (Nguyễn Hữu Hoành et al., 2022).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ loj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˦˩ loj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ loj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) gà lôi

1. certain species of pheasants
2. wild turkey

See also

• trĩ