올빼미

올빼미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 옫바미 (wotpami). Other obsolete forms: 올바미 (olbami). Likely a compound of 울— (ul-, “to cry, to growl”) and 밤 (bam, “night”), with the nominalisation agent suffix —이 (i), i.e. "the thing that cries at night" (cf. 올빼미의 어원).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[o̞ɭp͈e̞mi]
• Phonetic Hangul[올빼미]

Revised Romanization? olppaemi Revised Romanization (translit.)? olppaemi McCune–Reischauer? olppaemi Yale Romanization? olppaymi

Noun

올빼미 • (olppaemi)

1. owl (without ear tufts)

See also

• 부엉이 (bueong-i, “great horned owl, long eared owl”)
• 소쩍새 (sojjeoksae, “long eared owl (often mistaken for 두견새 (dugyeonsae)”)