쇠황조롱이

Korean

Etymology

Literally "small kestrel." From (soe, small) +‎ 황조롱이 (hwangjorong'i, kestrel).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰwe̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi] ~ [sʰø̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soehwangjorong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soehwangjolong'i
McCune–Reischauer?soehwangjorongi
Yale Romanization?soyhwangcolongi

Noun

쇠황조롱이 • (soehwangjorong'i)

  1. The merlin, Falco columbarius.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (10 January 2007 (last accessed)) “쇠황조롱이 [soehwangjorong'i]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • Lee, Woo-Shin with Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN