Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

(classifier con) bồ nông (𪇨𪇌)

  1. (zoology) pelican
    Synonyms: lềnh đềnh, chàng bè