해오라기
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Korean[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 해오리 (hae'ori) (for short)
Etymology[edit]
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 하〮야〮로비〮 (Yale: háyálwòpí). From ᄒᆡ— (hoy-, “white”) (modern 희— (hui-)) + 올 (ol, “heron”) (modern 오리 (ori)) + —아기 (-agi).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛo̞ɾa̠ɡi] ~ [he̞o̞ɾa̠ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [해오라기/헤오라기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hae'oragi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hae'olagi |
McCune–Reischauer? | haeoragi |
Yale Romanization? | hay.olaki |
Noun[edit]
해오라기 • (hae'oragi)
- black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- (~속(屬)) any of the birds in the genus Nycticorax