벌새

Korean

Etymology

From 벌 (beol, “bee”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”). Compare 蜂鳥／蜂鸟 (fēngniǎo, literally “bee bird”), 蜂鳥 (hachidori, literally “bee bird”), chim ong (literally “bee bird”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)ɭsʰɛ] ~ [ˈpɘ(ː)ɭsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [벌(ː)새/벌(ː)세]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beolsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beolsae
McCune–Reischauer?pŏlsae
Yale Romanization?pēl.say

Noun

벌새 • (beolsae)

  1. a hummingbird
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