Pelecanidae
Хотонгийхон
khotongikhon

General names

This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pronunciation still needs fine-tuning. Comments and corrections welcome.

The pelican is known as Хотон khoton (or Хотон шувуу khoton shuvuu) in Mongolian. An alternative name is Шунгуут shunguut, another aquatic bird name based on the verb шунгах shungakh 'to dive'.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN		EAST ASIAN			TURKIC
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Pelacanus
Pelecanus crispus	Dalmatian pelican Кудрявый пеликан	Борцгор хотон bortsgor khoton 'bortsgor pelican'	Борцгор хотон bortsgor khoton 'bortsgor pelican'	卷羽鹈鹕 juǎn-yǔ tíhú 'curly feathered pelican' Note	ニシハイイロペリカン (西灰色ペリカン) nishi hai-iro perikan 'western grey pelican' (Wikipedia)	사다새 sada-sae 'sada-bird'	Қызғылт бірқазан qızğılt birqazan	Tepeli Pelikan 'crested pelican'

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