General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is common for Vietnamese bird names to be preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird', although it is normally omitted in Vietnamese bird lists. All bird names, whether they include chim or not, can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.
The Vietnamese word for the grebe is Chim le hôi, meaning literally 'smelly smallduck (bird)'. The family name Chim lặn means 'diving bird'.
An alternative word for 'grebe' is Chim ba nhíc. This is also found in the form Chim bánh ít, which appears to be a folk reformulation of the name -- the bánh ít is a kind of three-cornered pattie eaten in Vietnam.
Species names
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VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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| Tachybaptus | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis Podiceps ruficollis  |
Little grebe Dabchick Grèbe castagneux |
Chim Le hôi 'smelly smallduck (bird)' |
Chim lặn 'diving bird' Chim ba nhíc 'ba nhic bird' Chim Bánh ít 'three-cornered pattie bird', possibly modelled on the above |
小䴙䴘 (小鷿鷈) 'small grebe' Taiwan: (小䴙䴘) 小鷿鷈 'small grebe' |
カイツブリ (鸊鷉) kaitsuburi 'grebe' |
นกเป็ดผีเล็ก nók pèt-pʰĭi lék 'small ghost-duck bird' |
Burung Grebe Kecil 'small grebe (bird)' (grebe from English) (24) Burung Gerib Kecil 'small grebe (bird)' (gerib from English) (25) |
Burung Titihan Telaga 'pond grebe (bird)' |
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Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Podiceps nigricollis |
Black-necked grebe or Eared grebe Grèbe à cou noir |
Chim Le hôi cổ đen 'black-necked smelly smallduck (bird)' Chim Le cổ đen 'black-necked smallduck (bird)' (13) |
黑颈䴙䴘 (黑頸鷿鷈) 'black-necked grebe' Taiwan: (黑颈䴙䴘) 黑頸鷿鷈 'black-necked grebe' |
ハジロカイツブリ (羽白鸊鷉) ha-jiro kaitsuburi 'white-winged grebe' |
นกเป็ดผีคอดำ nók pèt-pʰĭi kʰoaa-dam 'black-necked ghost-duck bird' |
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