홍머리오리

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Korean

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홍머리오리

Etymology

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Literally "red-headed duck." From (, hong, “red”) + 머리 (meori, “head”) + 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hongmeoriori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hongmeolioli
McCune–Reischauer?hongmŏriori
Yale Romanization?hongmelioli

Noun

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홍머리오리 (hongmeoriori) (hanja 紅머리오리)

  1. The Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope, syn. Anas penelope.

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “홍머리오리 [hongmeoriori]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • Lee, Woo-Shin with Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN