따오기

Korean

The 따오기 (ttaogi, “ibis”).

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as 다와기 (Yale: tawaki).. Probably cognate with Japanese 朱鷺 / とき (toki).

Pronunciation

• IPA: t͈aˈogi
• Phonetic hangul: 따오기

Romanization

Revised	ttaogi	transliteration	ttaogi
McCune–Reischauer	ttaogi	Yale	ttaoki

Noun

따오기 (ttaogi)

1. ibis
2. Specifically the crested ibis, Nipponia nippon.

Synonyms

• 주로 (juro, “red heron”, 朱鷺)

See also

• 해오라기 (hae-oragi, “black-crowned night heron”)
• 왜가리 (waegari, “grey heron”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "따오기 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-06.
• 2002, Woo-Shin Lee; Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen), A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, ISBN 89951415-0-6:

Etymology 2

Verbal noun formed from 따오, the stem of 따오다 (ttaoda, "to lift text") + 기.

Noun

따오기 (ttaogi), verbal noun of 따오다

1. Lifting of text.