bồ nông

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nông (“pelican (obsolete)”) and prefix bồ found in several birds' names like bồ cốc (“cormorant”), bồ các (“Eurasian magpie”), bồ chao (“white-crested laughingthrush”), bồ cắt (“falcon”), bồ câu (“dove, pigeon”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) bồ nông • (𪇨𪇌)

  1. pelican
    Synonyms: lềnh đềnh, chàng bè
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