쇠기러기
Korean
Etymology
Literally "small goose." From 쇠 (soe, "small," combinatoric form of 소) + 기러기 (gireogi, "wild goose").
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰwe̞ɡiɾʌ̹ɡi] ~ [sʰø̞ɡiɾʌ̹ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [쉐기러기/쇠기러기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | soegireogi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | soegileogi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | soegirŏgi |
| Yale Romanization? | soykileki |
Noun
쇠기러기
쇠기러기 • (soegireogi)
- The greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons.
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-07), “쇠기러기”, 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