비오리
Korean
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mergus_merganser_m.jpg/220px-Mergus_merganser_m.jpg)
Etymology
First recorded in the Dusi Eonhae, 1481, as "빗올히." Probably from 빗 (bit, “comb”) + 올히 (olhi, “duck”) (archaic form of 오리). These fish-eaters have sharply serrated bills, hence also known as sawbill, Dutch zaagbek, Spanish serreta, and Korean "comb duck."
Pronunciation
- (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
비오리 • (biori)
- A merganser.
- The common merganser, Mergus merganser.
Synonyms
- 바다비오리 (badabiori) (Note: Although they are seaducks, most of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats, only red-breasted mergansers being common on the sea.)