Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Chinese (OC *moːŋ) (Zhengzhang) (SV: mông).

Noun

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(classifier con) mòng (𲀎, , )

  1. horsefly
    Synonym: ruồi trâu
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Etymology 2

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From Old Chinese (OC *moːŋ) (Zhengzhang) (SV: mông), which originally meant gull, now means tropicbird.

Noun

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(classifier con) mòng ()

  1. (chiefly in compounds) gull; seagull
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