두루미

Korean
두루미: a crane

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 두루미 (Yale: twulwumi). Likely Altaic cognates include Proto-Turkic *durunja (“crane”) (whence Turkish turna), Japanese 鶴 (tsuru, “crane”), Mongolian тогоруу (togoruu, “crane”)). Compare also Hungarian daru (“crane”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[tuɾumi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[두루미]
Revised Romanization? durumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dulumi
McCune–Reischauer? turumi
Yale Romanization? twulwumi

Noun

두루미 • (durumi)

  1. crane (the bird)

Synonyms
  • 선학 (仙鶴, seonhak, “sacred crane”)
  • 학 (鶴, hak, “crane”)

Derived terms

See also

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-13), “두루미”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “두루미”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 234
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