올빼미
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 옫바미 (Yale: wotpami). Other obsolete forms: 올바미 (olbami). Likely a compound of 울— (ul-, “to cry, to growl”) and 밤 (bam, “night”), with the nominalisation agent suffix —이 (-i), i.e. "the thing that cries at night" (cf. 올빼미의 어원).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞ɭp͈ɛmi] ~ [o̞ɭp͈e̞mi]
- Phonetic hangul: [올빼미/올뻬미]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | olppaemi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ol'ppaemi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | olppaemi |
| Yale Romanization? | ol.ppaymi |
Noun
올빼미 • (olppaemi)
- owl (without ear tufts)
See also
- 부엉이 (bueong'i, “great horned owl, long eared owl”)
- 소쩍새 (sojjeoksae, “long eared owl (often mistaken for 두견새 (dugyeonsae)”)