황오리

Korean
황오리

Etymology

Literally "yellow duck." From the hanja 황 (黃, hwang, “yellow”) and 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ɸwa̠ŋo̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[황오리]
Revised Romanization? hwang-ori
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwang-oli
McCune–Reischauer? hwangori
Yale Romanization? hwang.oli

Noun

황오리 • (hwang-ori) (hanja 黃오리)

  1. The ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea.

Synonyms
  • 포압 (蒲鴨, poap)
  • 황압 (黃鴨, hwang-ap)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-08), “황오리”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • Lee, Woo-Shin; 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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