따오기
Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 다와기 (Yale: tawaki). Probably cognate with Japanese 朱鷺 (toki).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈a̠o̞ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [따오기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ttaogi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ttaogi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ttaogi |
| Yale Romanization? | ttaoki |
Noun
따오기 • (ttaogi)
- ibis
- Specifically the crested ibis, Nipponia nippon.
Synonyms
See also
- 해오라기 (hae'oragi, “black-crowned night heron”)
- 왜가리 (waegari, “grey heron”)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 6 (last accessed)) “따오기”, in 표준국어대사전[1]
- Lee, Woo-Shin with Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Verbal noun formed from 따오, the stem of 따오다 (ttaoda, "to lift text") + 기.
Noun
따오기 • (ttaogi) (verbal noun of 따오다)
- Lifting of text.