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Korean
Etymology
Literally "three-toed quail." From 세 (se, “three”) + 가락 (garak, “toe, finger”) + 메추라기 (mechuragi, “Japanese quail”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | segarangmechuragi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | segalagmechulagi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | segarangmech'uragi |
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| Yale Romanization? | sēykalakmey.chwulaki |
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Noun
세가락메추라기 • (segarangmechuragi)
- The yellow-legged buttonquail, Turnix tanki.
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 10 (last accessed)) “세가락메추라기 [segarangmechuragi]”, 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