흰머리기러기

Korean

흰머리기러기

Etymology

Literally "white-headed goose." From 흰 (huin, "white," adnominal form of 희다) + 머리 (meori, "head") + 기러기 (gireogi, "wild goose").

Coined by Ki-Sup Lee (이기섭), a South Korean ornithologist, in his report on the first confirmed sighting of the bird in Korea in 1996. "흰머리기러기(신칭)는 영명은 Emperor Goose이며 학명은 Anser canagicus이다."[1] The term has been widely adopted in Korean ornithological publications.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[çinmʌ̹ɾiɡiɾʌ̹ɡi]
Phonetic Hangul[힌머리기러기]

Revised Romanization^?	huinmeorigireogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	huinmeoligileogi
McCune–Reischauer^?	hŭinmŏrigirŏgi
Yale Romanization^?	huynmelikileki

Noun

흰머리기러기 • (huinmeorigireogi)

The emperor goose, Chen canagica.

References

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
Notes:

Lee, Ki-Sup (2002). "흰머리기러기의 국내 첫 기록," Bulletin of the Korean Institute of Ornithology 8(1), 49-50.

[1] Lee, Ki-Sup (2002). "흰머리기러기의 국내 첫 기록," Bulletin of the Korean Institute of Ornithology 8(1), 49-50.