따오기

Korean
The 따오기 (ttaogi, “ibis”).

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 다와기 (tawaki). Probably cognate with Japanese 朱鷺 (toki).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͈a̠o̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[따오기]
Revised Romanization? ttaogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ttaogi
McCune–Reischauer? ttaogi
Yale Romanization? ttaoki

Noun

따오기 • (ttaogi)

  1. ibis
  2. Specifically the crested ibis, Nipponia nippon.
Synonyms
See also
References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-06), “따오기”, 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

Etymology 2

Verbal noun formed from 따오, the stem of 따오다 (ttaoda, "to lift text") + 기.

Noun

따오기 • (ttaogi) (verbal noun of 따오다)

  1. Lifting of text.
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