송골매

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Mongolian ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠤᠷ (šongqur, “falcon”) (> Mongolian шонхор (šonhor, “falcon”)) + 매 (mae, “falcon”), analyzable within Korean as 송골 (songgol, “falcon”) +‎ 매 (mae, “falcon”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞ŋɡo̞ɭmɛ] ~ [sʰo̞ŋɡo̞ɭme̞]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [송골매/송골메]
Revised Romanization? songgolmae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? songgolmae
McCune–Reischauer? songgolmae
Yale Romanization? songkolmay

Noun

송골매 • (songgolmae) (hanja 松鶻매)

  1. peregrine falcon
    Synonyms: 송골 (songgol), 매 (mae)
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