해오라기

Korean

해오라기 (hae'oragi)

Alternative forms

• 해오리 (hae'ori) (for short)

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 하〮야〮로비〮 (Yale: háyálwòpí). From ᄒᆡ— (hoy-, “white”) (modern 희— (hui-)) + 올 (ol, “heron”) (modern 오리 (ori)) + —아기 (-agi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛo̞ɾa̠ɡi] ~ [he̞o̞ɾa̠ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [해오라기/헤오라기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hae'oragi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hae'olagi
McCune–Reischauer?	haeoragi
Yale Romanization?	hay.olaki

Noun

해오라기 • (hae'oragi)

1. black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
2. (~속(屬)) any of the birds in the genus Nycticorax

Synonyms

• 교청(鵁鶄) (gyocheong)
• 벽로(碧鷺) (byeongno)
• 푸른백로 (pureunbaengno)

Derived terms

• 검은댕기해오라기 (geomeundaenggihae'oragi)
• 검은해오라기 (geomeunhae'oragi)
• 덤불해오라기 (deombulhae'oragi)
• 붉은해오라기 (bulgeunhae'oragi)
• 알락해오라기 (allakhae'oragi)
• 얼룩해오라기 (eollukhae'oragi)
• 열대붉은해오라기 (yeoldaebulgeunhae'oragi)
• 큰덤불해오라기 (keundeombulhae'oragi)
• 푸른해오라기 (pureunhae'oragi)
• 해오라기난초 (hae'oraginancho)
• 흰날개해오라기 (huinnalgaehae'oragi)