bồ câu

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === The first element can also be seen in words like bồ nông (“pelican”), bồ các (“magpie”). For the second element, see cu; it is ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Thai เขา (kǎo), Chinese 鳩 (OC *[k](r)u) (B-S), Burmese ခို (hkui), English coo. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ kəw˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ kəw˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ kəw˧˧] === Noun === (classifier con) bồ câu pigeon; dove Synonyms: câu, cu