해오라기

Korean

해오라기 (1).

Alternative forms

  • (for short) 해오리 (hae-ori)

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugong busi eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 하야로비 (hayalwopi). From ᄒᆡ— (hoy-, “white”) (modern 희— (hui)) + 올 (ol, “heron”) (modern 오리 (ori)) + —아기 (agi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[he̞o̞ɾa̠ɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[해오라기]
Revised Romanization? hae-oragi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hae-olagi
McCune–Reischauer? haeoragi
Yale Romanization? hayolaki

Noun

해오라기 • (hae-oragi)

  1. black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
  2. (~속) any of the birds in the genus Nycticorax

Synonyms

  • 교청 (鵁鶄, gyocheong)
  • 벽로 (碧鷺, byeongno)
  • 푸른백로 (—白鷺, pureunbaengno)

Derived terms

See also

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