아리새
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Korean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- 알이새 (arisae)
Etymology
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Obsolete native Korean word.
Noun
[edit]아리새 • (arisae)
- An oriole, Oriolus oriolus
- (perhaps wrongly) A wagtail (Motacillidae), especially a yellow wagtail (Motacilla spp.), which resembles the oriole.
Synonyms
[edit]- 꾀꼬리 (kkoekkori)
- 할미새 (halmisae)
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- 아시새 (asisae) the sacred bird in the Oriental legend, marked by colorful feathers and beautiful songs, also known as Sino-Korean 봉 (bong) and Chinese 鳳 (feng), often identified with Phoenician phoenix and Egyptian bennu.
- Golden oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Yellow wagtail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- Nam, Gwang-u (남광우) (1997) 교학고어사전 (敎學古語辭典), Seoul: Gyohaksa, →ISBN, page 1003