물오리

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compound of 물 (mul, “water”) +‎ 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɾo̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [무로리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	murori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mul'oli
McCune–Reischauer?	murori
Yale Romanization?	mul.oli

Noun

물오리 • (murori)

1. (literally "water duck") diving duck, dabbling duck, merganser

Synonyms

• 청둥오리 (cheongdung'ori): mallard

Antonyms

• 집오리 (jibori): domestic duck

Related terms

• 오리 (ori): duck
• 기러기 (gireogi): wild goose

See also

• 거위 (geowi): goose
• 고니 (goni): swan