혹고니

Korean

Etymology

From 혹 (hok, "lump") + 고니 (goni, "swan").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ɸʷo̞k̚k͈o̞ni]
  • Phonetic Hangul[혹꼬니]
Revised Romanization? hokgoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hoggoni
McCune–Reischauer? hokkoni
Yale Romanization? hokqkoni

Noun
혹고니

혹고니 • (hokgoni)

  1. The mute swan, Cygnus olor.

Synonyms
  • 혹백조 (hokbaekjo)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-07), “혹고니”, 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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