물수리

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Korean

물수리

Etymology

Literally, water raptor. From (mul, water) +‎ 수리 (suri, raptor).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mulsuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mulsuli
McCune–Reischauer?mulssuri
Yale Romanization?mulqswuli

Noun

물수리 (mulsuri)

  1. The osprey, Pandion haliaetus.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “물수리 [mulsuri]”, 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