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 prescriptive 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)
- 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