벌새

Korean

Etymology

From 벌 (beol, “bee”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”). Compare 蜂鳥 (literally “bee bird”), 蜂鳥 (hachidori, literally “bee bird”), chim ong (literally “bee bird”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈpɘːɭsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[벌:새]
Revised Romanization? beolsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? beolsae
McCune–Reischauer? pŏlsae
Yale Romanization? pēlsay

Noun

벌새 • (beolsae)

  1. a hummingbird
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