슴새

Korean

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• 섬새 (seomsae)
• ᄯᅳᆷ새 (steumsae)

Etymology

Possibly from ᄯᅳᆷ (steum), an archaic form of 뜸 (tteum, “floating”) (substantive form of 뜨— (tteu-)) + 새 (sae, “bird”). Alternatively, the first syllable may be from 섬 (seom, “island”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯmsʰɛ] ~ [sʰɯmsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [슴새/슴세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seumsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seumsae
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭmsae
Yale Romanization?	sumsay

Noun

슴새 • (seumsae)

1. The streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas.
2. An ocean bird of the family Procellariidae, including the petrels and shearwaters.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “슴새 [seumsae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[2]
• Samsung Moonhwasa (삼성문화사) (2002) “슴새”, in 국어대사전, Seoul: Author, page 921