새매

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Korean

새매 (saemae)

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 새〯매〯 (Yale: sǎymǎy). From 새 (sae, “bird”) +‎ 매 (mae, “hawk”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saemae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saemae
McCune–Reischauer?saemae
Yale Romanization?sāymay

Noun

새매 • (saemae)

  1. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus.

References

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