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