따오기
Korean
The 따오기 (ttaogi, “ibis”).
Etymology 1
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 다와기〮 (Yale: tàwàkí). Probably cognate with Japanese 鴇 (toki).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈a̠o̞ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [따오기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ttaogi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ttaogi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ttaogi |
| Yale Romanization? | ttaoki |
Noun
따오기 • (ttaogi)
- ibis
- Specifically the crested ibis, Nipponia nippon.
Synonyms
- 주로 (朱鷺, juro, “red heron”)
Derived terms
- 검은머리흰따오기 (geomeunmeorihuinttaogi, “black-headed ibis”)
See also
- 해오라기 (hae'oragi, “black-crowned night heron”)
- 왜가리 (waegari, “grey heron”)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-06), “따오기”, 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
Noun
따오기 • (ttaogi) (verbal noun of 따오다)
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