갈까마귀

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆯ가마괴 (Yale: kolkamakwoy). By surface analysis, 갈 (gal, “probably meaning west in middle korean”) +‎ 까마귀 (kkamagwi, “crow”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɭk͈a̠ma̠ɡɥi] ~ [ka̠ɭk͈a̠ma̠ɡy]
Phonetic hangul: [갈까마귀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	galkkamagwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	galkkamagwi
McCune–Reischauer^?	kalkkamagwi
Yale Romanization^?	kal.kkamakwi

Noun

갈까마귀 • (galkkamagwi)

A jackdaw, especially the Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus).

Alternative forms

(obsolete) 갈가마괴 (galgamagoe)
갈가마귀 (galgamagwi)

Synonyms

아오 (鴉烏, ao)
한아 (寒鴉, hana)
자아 (慈鴉, jaa)
비거 (鵯鶋, bigeo)
여사 (鸒斯, yeosa)
연오 (燕烏, yeono)

Derived terms

서양갈까마귀 (西洋‒, seoyanggalkkamagwi, “western jackdaw”)

Related terms

까마귀 (kkamagwi): crow, raven