쇠황조롱이

Korean

쇠황조롱이

Etymology

Literally "small kestrel." From 쇠 (soe, “small”) + 황조롱이 (hwangjorong-i, “kestrel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰwe̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi] ~ [sʰø̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[쉐황조롱이/쇠황조롱이]
Revised Romanization? soehwangjorong-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)? soehwangjolong-i
McCune–Reischauer? soehwangjorongi
Yale Romanization? soyhwangcolong.i

Noun

쇠황조롱이 • (soehwangjorong-i)

  1. The merlin, Falco columbarius.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-10), “쇠황조롱이”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • Lee, Woo-Shin; Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN
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