미국오리
Korean
미국오리 (migugori)
Etymology
Literally "American duck." From 미국(美國) (miguk, “America”) + 오리 (ori, “duck”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [miɡuk̚ o̞(ː)ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [미국 오(ː)리]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | miguk ori |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | migug oli |
| McCune–Reischauer? | miguk ori |
| Yale Romanization? | mikwuk ōli |
Noun
미국오리 • (migugori)
- The American black duck, Anas rubripes
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-08), “미국오리”, 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