흰비오리

Korean

Etymology

Literally "white merganser." From 흰 (huin, “white”) + 비오리 (biori, “merganser”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huinbiori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huinbioli
McCune–Reischauer?hŭinbiori
Yale Romanization?huynpioli

Noun

흰비오리 • (huinbiori)

  1. The smew, Mergellus albellus.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (8 January 2007 (last accessed)) “흰비오리 [huinbiori]”, 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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