멧새
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 메 (me, “mountain' wild”) + -ㅅ- (-s-, “bird”) + 새 (sae).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [me̞ss͈ɛ] ~ [me̞ss͈e̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [멛쌔/멛쎄]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | metsae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mes'sae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | messae |
| Yale Romanization? | meys.say |
Noun
멧새 • (metsae)
- A bunting, particularly the meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides).
Derived terms
- 검은멧새 (geomeunmetsae)
- 노랑멧새 (norangmetsae, “yellowhammer”)
- 노랑턱멧새 (norangteongmetsae)
- 바위멧새 (bawimetsae)
- 북방멧새 (bukbangmetsae)
- 붉은뺨멧새 (bulgeunppyammetsae)
- 쇠붉은뺨멧새 (soebulgeunppyammetsae)
- 점박이멧새 (jeombagimetsae)
- 제주멧새 (jejumetsae)
- 회색머리멧새 (hoesaengmeorimetsae)
- 흰머리멧새 (huinmeorimetsae)
- 흰배멧새 (huinbaemetsae)