고니

Korean

Etymology

From the archaic forms 곤이 (goni) and 곤 (gon); the latter is attested in the Worin Seokbo, 1457. Probably from the Sino-Korean lexeme 곤 (鵾 or 鶤, gon) in the sense of 곡 (鵠, gok, “swan”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ko̞ni]
  • Phonetic Hangul[고니]
Revised Romanization? goni
Revised Romanization (translit.)? goni
McCune–Reischauer? koni
Yale Romanization? koni

Noun
고니

고니 • (goni)

  1. The tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus.
  2. (by extension) Any swan.

Alternative forms
  • 곤 (gon) (obsolete)
  • 곤이 (goni) (obsolete)

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-07), “고니”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “고니”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 72
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