새매

Korean
새매 (saemae)

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 새〯매〯 (Yale: sǎymǎy). From 새 (sae, “bird”) +‎ 매 (mae, “hawk”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)mɛ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)me̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)매/세(ː)메]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saemae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saemae
McCune–Reischauer?saemae
Yale Romanization?sāymay

Noun

새매 • (saemae)

  1. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-09), “새매”, 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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