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해오라기

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Korean

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 해오라기 on Korean Wikipedia
해오라기 (hae'oragi)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 하〮야〮로비〮 (Yale: háyálwòpí). From ᄒᆡ— (hoy-, “white”) (modern 희— (hui-)) + (ol, “heron”) (modern 오리 (ori)) + —아기 (-agi).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛo̞ɾa̠ɡi] ~ [he̞o̞ɾa̠ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hae'oragi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hae'olagi
McCune–Reischauer?haeoragi
Yale Romanization?hay.olaki

Noun

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해오라기 (hae'oragi)

  1. black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
  2. (~속(屬)) any of the birds in the genus Nycticorax

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