원앙

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鴛鴦, from 鴛 (“male mandarin duck”) + 鴦 (“female mandarin duck”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?won'ang
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnang
Yale Romanization?wen.ang

Noun

원앙 • (wonang) (hanja 鴛鴦)

  1. The mandarin duck, Aix galericulata.
  2. A devoted couple. (compare turtledove)

Derived terms

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