홍학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 紅鶴, from 紅 (“red”) + 鶴 (“crane”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞ŋɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [홍학]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	honghak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	honghag
McCune–Reischauer?	honghak
Yale Romanization?	honghak

Noun

홍학 • (honghak) (hanja 紅鶴)

1. (literally) red crane
2. flamingo

   Synonym: 플라밍고 (peullaminggo)

Related terms

• 학(鶴) (hak, “crane”)
• 백학(白鶴) (baekhak, “crane”, literally “white crane”)

See also

• 두루미 (durumi, “crane”)
• 황새 (hwangsae, “stork”)