뻐꾸기

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 뻐꾹 (ppeokkuk), an onomatopoeia for cuckoo's cry, and suffix —이 (i).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[p͈ʌ̹k͈uɡi]
Phonetic Hangul[뻐꾸기]

Revised Romanization^?	ppeokkugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ppeokkugi
McCune–Reischauer^?	ppŏkkugi
Yale Romanization^?	ppekkwuki

Noun

뻐꾸기 • (ppeokkugi)

common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Derived terms

뻐꾸기 시계 (ppeokkugi sigye, “cuckoo clock”)

See also

두견새 (dugyeonsae, “cuckoo (of a small size)”)
부엉이 (bueong-i, “long eared owl”)
소쩍새 (sojjeoksae, “long eared owl”)
올빼미 (olppaemi, “owl”)

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