오리

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 올히 (wolhi).

• IPA^(key)[ˈo̞ːɾi]
• Phonetic Hangul[오:리]

오리 • (ori)

1. duck (in general), duck (domesticated)

• 오리걸음 (origeoreum, “toddle, waddle”)
• 오리고기 (origogi, “duck meat”)
• 오리발 (oribal, “webbed, webfoot; something in disguise (as compared with the chicken in reality)”)
  • 물갈퀴 (mulgalkwi, “webfoot”)
• 오리새끼 (orisaekki, “duckling”)

Taxonomy

• 물오리 (murori, “wild duck”)
• 집오리 (jibori, “domestic duck”)
• 청둥오리 (cheongdung-ori, “mallard”)
• 비오리 (biori, “merganser”)
• 황오리 (hwang-ori, “ruddy shelduck”)

• 거위 (geowi, “goose”)
• 고니 (goni, “swan”)