쇠황조롱이

Korean
쇠황조롱이

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰwe̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi] ~ [sʰø̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쉐황조롱이/쇠황조롱이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soehwangjorong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soehwangjolong'i
McCune–Reischauer?soehwangjorongi
Yale Romanization?soyhwangcolongi

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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