오리
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 올히 (Yale: wolhi).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)리]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ori |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oli |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ori |
| Yale Romanization? | ōli |
Noun
오리 • (ori)
Derived terms
- 오리걸음 (origeoreum, “toddle, waddle”)
- 오리고기 (origogi, “duck meat”)
- 오리발 (oribal, “webbed, webfoot; something in disguise (as compared with the chicken in reality)”)
- 오리새끼 (orisaekki, “duckling”)
- Taxonomy
- 물오리 (murori, “wild duck”)
- 집오리 (jibori, “domestic duck”)
- 청둥오리 (cheongdung'ori, “mallard”)
- 비오리 (biori, “merganser”)
- 황오리 (hwang'ori, “ruddy shelduck”)