슴새

Korean

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

  • 섬새 (seomsae)
  • ᄯᅳᆷ새 (steumsae)

Etymology

Possibly from ᄯᅳᆷ (steum), an archaic form of 뜸 (tteum, “floating”) (substantive form of 뜨— (tteu-)) + 새 (sae, “bird”). Alternatively, the first syllable may be from 섬 (seom, “island”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɯmsʰɛ] ~ [sʰɯmsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [슴새/슴세]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seumsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seumsae
McCune–Reischauer?sŭmsae
Yale Romanization?sumsay

Noun

슴새 • (seumsae)

  1. The streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas.
  2. An ocean bird of the family Procellariidae, including the petrels and shearwaters.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (31 December 2006 (last accessed)) “슴새 [seumsae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (31 December 2006 (last accessed)) “”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[2]
  • Samsung Moonhwasa (삼성문화사) (2002) “슴새”, in 국어대사전, Seoul: Author, page 921
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