얼가니새

Korean

Etymology

Partial calque of English booby. From 얼가니 (eolgani, “fool”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɭɡa̠nisʰɛ] ~ [ʌ̹ɭɡa̠nisʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [얼가니새/얼가니세]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eolganisae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolganisae
McCune–Reischauer?ŏlganisae
Yale Romanization?el.kanisay

Noun

얼가니새 • (eolganisae)

  1. booby (seabird of the genus Sula)

Derived terms
  • 갈색얼가니새 (galsaegeolganisae, “brown booby”)
  • 붉은발얼가니새 (bulgeunbareolganisae, “red-footed booby”)
  • 페루얼가니새 (perueolganisae, “Peruvian booby”)
  • 푸른발얼가니새 (pureunbareolganisae, “blue-footed booby”)
  • 푸른얼굴얼가니새 (pureuneolgureolganisae, “masked booby”)
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