울새

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 울 (ul) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uɭsʰɛ] ~ [uɭsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [울새/울세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ulsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ulsae
McCune–Reischauer?	ulsae
Yale Romanization?	wul.say

Noun

울새 • (ulsae)

1. A red-tailed robin, redbreast, particularly the rufous-tailed robin.(Larvivora sibilans)

   나는 매일 아침 울새가 노래하는 소리를 듣는다.

   Na-neun maeil achim ulsae-ga noraehaneun sori-reul deunneunda.

   I hear a robin singing every morning.

   울새는 봄의 전령이다.

   Ulsae-neun bom-ui jeollyeong-ida.

   A robin is a sign of spring.

2. warbler

Derived terms

• 붉은가슴울새 (bulgeun'gaseumulsae, “Japanese robin”)
• 유럽울새 (yureobulsae, “European robin”)