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얼가니새

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Korean

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Etymology

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Partial calque of English booby. From 얼가니 (eolgani, fool) +‎ (sae, bird).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɭɡa̠nisʰɛ] ~ [ʌ̹ɭɡa̠nisʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eolganisae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolganisae
McCune–Reischauer?ŏlganisae
Yale Romanization?el.kanisay

Noun

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얼가니새 (eolganisae)

  1. booby (seabird of the genus Sula)

Derived terms

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