bồ các

Vietnamese

Etymology

Element các is from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔaak ~ *kʔaik (“crow; to caw”), wherefrom also Proto-Vietic *ʔaːk (“crow”) > ác (“crow”).

Element bồ is found in several birds' names like bồ cốc (“cormorant”), bồ nông (“pelican”), bồ chao (“white-crested laughingthrush”), bồ cắt (“falcon”), bồ câu (“dove, pigeon”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ kaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ kaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ kaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) bồ các

1. Eurasian magpie

Synonyms

• ác là