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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆯ며기 (Yale: kòlmyèkì).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | galmaegi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | galmaegi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kalmaegi |
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| Yale Romanization? | kal.mayki |
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Noun
갈매기 • (galmaegi)
- gull, seagull, mew
- 갈머기 (galmeogi): (obsolete)
- 갈며기 (galmyeogi): (obsolete)
- 갈멱이 (galmyeogi): (obsolete), cf. 멱 (myeok, “dipping, bathing”)
- 갈미 (galmi): (obsolete)
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