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슴새

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from ᄯᅳᆷ (steum), an archaic form of (tteum, “floating”) (substantive form of 뜨— (tteu-)) + (sae, “bird”). Alternatively, the first syllable may be from (seom, “island”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seumsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seumsae
McCune–Reischauer?sŭmsae
Yale Romanization?sumsay

Noun

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슴새 (seumsae)

  1. The streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas.
  2. An ocean bird of the family Procellariidae, including the petrels and shearwaters.

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “슴새 [seumsae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[2]
  • Samsung Moonhwasa (삼성문화사) (2002) “슴새”, in 국어대사전, Seoul: Author, page 921