시조새

Korean

Etymology

시조 (始祖) (“first ancestor”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞sʰɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞sʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)조새/시(ː)조세]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sijosae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sijosae
McCune–Reischauer?sijosae
Yale Romanization?sīcosay

Noun

시조새 • (sijosae) (hanja 始祖—)

  1. an archeopteryx

Synonyms

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