철새

Korean

Etymology

From 철 (cheol, “season”) + 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭs͈e̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[철쌔]
Revised Romanization? cheolsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheolsae
McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏlssae
Yale Romanization? chelqsay

Noun

철새 • (cheolsae)

  1. migratory bird, bird of passage

Antonyms
  • 텃새 (teotsae)
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