검둥오리사촌

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Korean

검둥오리사촌

Etymology

Literally "cousin of the black scoter." From 검둥오리 (geomdung'ori, “black scoter”) + 사촌 (四寸, sachon, “cousin”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomdung'orisachon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomdung'olisachon
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmdungorisach'on
Yale Romanization?kemtwungolisa.chon

Noun

검둥오리사촌 • (geomdung'orisachon)

  1. white-winged scoter (Melanitta fusca)

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “검둥오리사촌 [geomdung'orisachon]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • Lee, Woo-Shin with Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN
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