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Korean
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Literary perhaps due to the pervasive influence of the poem cited below.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nogojiri |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nogojili |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nogojiri |
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| Yale Romanization? | nokocili |
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Noun
노고지리 • (nogojiri)
- (literary, poetic or dialectal) lark, skylark
- Synonyms: (more common) 종다리 (jongdari), (more common) 종달새 (jongdalsae)
late 17th c. (published c. 1790), Nam Guman, 樂學拾零 (Akhak Seumnyeong) [Tidbits of the Musical Sciences]:東窓이 ᄇᆞᆰ앗는야 노고지리 우지진다- dongchyang-i balganneunya nogojiri ujijinda
- Could the eastern window have brightened? the skylarks are chirping and singing.
Usage notes
Inaccurately claimed to be "obsolete" by the National Institute of Korean Language, but common in both dialects and modern poetry, in the latter usually with an elevated register.
References
- ^ “시와 방언 [siwa bang'eon, Poetry and dialect]”, in Sae gugeo saenghwal, volume 13, number 1, 2003, pages 115—122