군함조

Korean

Wikispecies

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軍艦鳥. Calque of English frigatebird. From 군함(軍艦) (gunham, “battleship”) +‎ 조(鳥) (jo, “bird”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gunhamjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunhamjo
McCune–Reischauer?kunhamjo
Yale Romanization?kwun.hamco

Noun

군함조 • (gunhamjo) (hanja 軍艦鳥)

  1. The lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel.
  2. Any frigatebird.

Synonyms

  • 군함새 (gunhamsae)

Derived terms

  • 아메리카군함조 (amerikagunhamjo, “magnificent frigatebird”)
  • 어센션군함조 (eosensyeon'gunhamjo , “Ascension frigatebird”)
  • 흰배군함조 (huinbaegunhamjo, “Christmas frigatebird”)
  • 큰군함조 (keun'gunhamjo, “great frigatebird”)

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2 January 2007 (last accessed)) “군함조 [gunhamjo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
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