쓰르라미

Korean

Alternative forms

• 쓰르람이 (sseureurami)

Etymology

쓰를 (sseureul, “call of a cicada”, onomatopoeia) +‎ 암이 (ami, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ɯɾɯɾa̠mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [쓰르라미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseureurami
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseuleulami
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŭrŭrami
Yale Romanization?	ssululami

Noun

쓰르라미 • (sseureurami)

1. evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
   • c. 1850, 歌曲源流 (Gagok wollyu) [Flowing Spring of Song]:

     ᄆᆡ암이ᄆᆡᆸ다울고쓰르람이쓰다우니 / 산ᄎᆡ를ᄆᆡᆸ다는가박쥬를쓰다는가

     Maeam-i maepda ulgo sseureurami seuda uni / Sanchae-reul maepdaneun'ga bakju-reul sseudaneun'ga.

     "Spicy [maep (maep)]" cries the cicada, "bitter [sseu (sseu)]" cries the evening cicada. / Do they take the mountain herbs as spicy, or the sour liquor as bitter?

Synonyms

• 매미 (maemi) (cicadas in general)