시조새

Korean

Etymology

시조 (始祖) (“first ancestor”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞sʰɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞sʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)조새/시(ː)조세]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sijosae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sijosae
McCune–Reischauer?	sijosae
Yale Romanization?	sīcosay

Noun

시조새 • (sijosae) (hanja 始祖—)

1. an archeopteryx

Synonyms

• 시조조 (始祖鳥, sijojo)