황새

Korean
황새

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 한새 (hansay).

From 하— (ha-, “big; great”) + —ㄴ (-n) + 새 (sae, “bird”), and possibly contaminated by 황 (黃, hwang, “yellow”). For a similar change, see 황소 (hwangso, “bull”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈɸwa̠ːŋsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[황:새]
Revised Romanization? hwangsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwangsae
McCune–Reischauer? hwangsae
Yale Romanization? hwāngsay

Noun

황새 • (hwangsae)

  1. oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
  2. (~속) any of the birds in the genus Ciconia
  3. (~과, ~목) stork (family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes)

Antonyms
  • 뱁새 (baepsae, “tit”)

Derived terms
  • 황새걸음 (hwangsaegeoreum, “long stride”)

See also
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