고니

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Alternative spellings 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 See also 1.4 References

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology

From the archaic forms 곤이 (gon-i) and 곤 (gon); the latter is attested in the Worin Seokbo, 1457. Probably from the Sino-Korean lexeme 곤 (gon, 鵾 or 鶤) in the sense of 곡 (gok, “swan”, 鵠).

Symbology	Romanized	Hangul	Hanja
Orthography	goni	고니	곡
Orthoepy, etc			鵠

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: koˈɲi

[edit] Noun

고니 (goni)

1. The tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus.
2. (by extension) Any swan.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• 곤 (gon) (obsolete)
• 곤이 (gon-i) (obsolete)

[edit] Synonyms

• 곡 (gok, 鵠)
• 백조 (baekjo, 白鳥)
• 천아 (cheon-a, 天鵝)

[edit] Derived terms

• 검은고니 (geomeun-goni) black swan

[edit] See also

• 거위 (geowi) domesticated goose
• 기러기 (gireogi) wild goose
• 오리 (ori) duck, mallard
• 해오라기 (hae-oragi) heron, egret
• 두루미 (durumi) crane
• 학 (鶴, hag, hak) crane
• 황새 (hwangsae) stork

[edit] References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror). "고니 ." 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-07.
• Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004). “고니”, 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, 72, Seoul: Jigu Publishing. ISBN 89-7006-165-7.