갈매기
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆯ며기 (Yale: kòlmyèkì).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠ɭmɛɡi] ~ [ka̠ɭme̞ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [갈매기/갈메기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | galmaegi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | galmaegi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kalmaegi |
| Yale Romanization? | kal.mayki |
Noun
갈매기 • (galmaegi)
Alternative forms
- 갈머기 (galmeogi): (obsolete)
- 갈며기 (galmyeogi): (obsolete)
- 갈멱이 (galmyeogi): (obsolete), cf. 멱 (myeok, “dipping, bathing”)
- 갈미 (galmi): (obsolete)
Derived terms
- 붉은부리갈매기 (bulgeunburigalmaegi, “black-headed gull”)
- 재갈매기 (jaegalmaegi, “Vega gull”)
- 흰갈매기 (huin'galmaegi, “glaucous gull”)