기러기
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 그력 (Yale: kulyek). Subsequently passed through the forms 그려기 (geuryeogi) and 기려기 (giryeogi). Possibly cognate with the Japanese 雁 (kari, “goose”) and the Mongolian [script needed] (kasha, “bird”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kiɾʌ̹ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [기러기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gireogi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gileogi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kirŏgi |
| Yale Romanization? | kileki |
Noun
기러기 • (gireogi)
- wild goose that flies in a V-shaped flock or wedge.
See also
- 거위 (geowi) (鵝, a) domesticated goose that would not fly.
- 고니 (goni) (鵠, gok) swan that also flies in a wedge.
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 7 (last accessed)) “기러기”, in 표준국어대사전[1]
- Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000) “기러기”, in 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books, page 98