비오리
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 빗올히 (Yale: pis.wolhi).
Probably from 빗 (Yale: pis, “comb”) + 올히 (Yale: wolhi, “duck”) (Modern Korean 오리 (ori)). These fish-eaters have sharply serrated bills, hence also known as English sawbill, Dutch zaagbek, Spanish serreta, and Korean "comb duck."
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pio̞ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [비오리]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | biori |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bioli |
McCune–Reischauer? | piori |
Yale Romanization? | pioli |
Noun[edit]
비오리 • (biori)
- A merganser.
- The common merganser, Mergus merganser.
Synonyms[edit]
- 바다비오리 (badabiori) (Note: Although they are seaducks, most of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats, only red-breasted mergansers being common on the sea.)