부엉이

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From 부엉 (bueong, hoot, onomatopoeia) +‎ (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 부〮허ᇰ (Yale: pwúhèng). The Middle Korean term lacked the suffix, and the bird was referred to directly by the sound of its call.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bueong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bueong'i
McCune–Reischauer?puŏngi
Yale Romanization?puengi

Noun

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부엉이 (bueong'i)

  1. (owl with ear tufts) great horned owl, long eared owl
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