저어새

Korean

Etymology

From 저어, possibly as in 저어하다 (jeoeohada, "to be troubled"), and 새 (sae, "bird").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʌ̹ʌ̹sʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[저어새]
Revised Romanization? jeo-eosae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeo-eosae
McCune–Reischauer? chŏŏsae
Yale Romanization? ceesay

Noun

저어새 • (jeo-eosae)

  1. Any ibis or spoonbill.
  2. The black-faced spoonbill, Platalea minor.

Derived terms

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-06), “저어새”, 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
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