새홀리기

Korean

Etymology

Unclear. Contains 새 (sae, “bird”), and the element "기" often found in bird names.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰe̞βo̞ɭʎiɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[새홀리기]
Revised Romanization? saeholligi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? saeholligi
McCune–Reischauer? saeholligi
Yale Romanization? sayholliki

Noun

새홀리기 • (saeholligi)

  1. The Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo.

References
  • Choi Soon-kyoo (accessed 2007-01-10), “새홀리기”, in AvesKorea‎
  • 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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