두루미
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Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 두〮루〮미〮 (Yale: twúlwúmí).
May be a regional Wanderwort. Compare also Japanese 鶴 (tsuru, “crane”), Proto-Turkic *turunya (“crane”) (whence Turkish turna), Mongolian тогоруу (togoruu, “crane”), Hungarian daru (“crane”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tuɾumi]
- Phonetic hangul: [두루미]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | durumi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dulumi |
McCune–Reischauer? | turumi |
Yale Romanization? | twulwumi |
Noun
[edit]두루미 • (durumi)
- A crane, specifically the red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
- Synonym: 학(鶴) (hak)