황조롱이

Korean

황조롱이

Etymology

Literally "yellow sparrowhawk." From 황 (黃, hwang, “yellow”) + 조롱이 (jorong-i, “Japanese sparrowhawk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ɸwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[황조롱이]
Revised Romanization? hwangjorong-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwangjolong-i
McCune–Reischauer? hwangjorongi
Yale Romanization? hwangcolong.i

Noun

황조롱이 • (hwangjorong-i)

  1. The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-10), “황조롱이”, 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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