혹고니

Korean

Etymology

From 혹 (hok, “lump”) +‎ 고니 (goni, “swan”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hokgoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoggoni
McCune–Reischauer?hokkoni
Yale Romanization?hok.koni

Noun

혹고니 • (hokgoni)

  1. The mute swan, Cygnus olor.

Synonyms

  • 혹백조 (hokbaekjo)

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (7 January 2007 (last accessed)) “혹고니 [hokgoni]”, 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
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