휘파람

First attested in the 명의록언해, 1777, as Early Modern Korean 휴ᄑᆞ람 (Yale: hyupholam), 휴 (hyu) +‎ ᄑᆞ람 (pholam, “whistle”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɥipʰa̠ɾa̠m] ~ [hypʰa̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [휘파람]

휘파람 • (hwiparam)

1. whistle (shrill, high-pitched sound made by forcing air through the mouth)

   휘파람을 불다 ― hwiparameul bulda ― to whistle

2. break wind

   휘파람을 불다 ― hwiparameul bulda ― to break wind

• 휘파람새 (hwiparamsae, “Manchurian bush warbler”)
• 휘파람솔개 (hwiparamsolgae, “whistling kite”)