홍머리오리
Korean
홍머리오리
Etymology
Literally "red-headed duck." From 홍 (紅, hong, “red”) + 머리 (meori, “head”) + 오리 (ori, “duck”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞ŋmʌ̹ɾio̞ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [홍머리오리]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hongmeoriori |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hongmeolioli |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hongmŏriori |
| Yale Romanization? | hongmelioli |
Noun
홍머리오리 • (hongmeoriori) (hanja 紅머리오리)
- The Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope, syn. Anas penelope.
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-08), “홍머리오리”, 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