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Korean
Etymology
쓰를 (sseureul, “call of a cicada”, onomatopoeia) + 암이 (ami, noun-deriving suffix).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sseureurami |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sseuleulami |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ssŭrŭrami |
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| Yale Romanization? | ssululami |
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Noun
쓰르라미 • (sseureurami)
- evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
c. 1850, 歌曲源流 (Gagok wollyu) [Flowing Spring of Song]:ᄆᆡ암이ᄆᆡᆸ다울고쓰르람이쓰다우니 / 산ᄎᆡ를ᄆᆡᆸ다는가박쥬를쓰다는가- Maeam-i maepda ulgo sseureurami seuda uni / Sanchae-reul maepdaneun'ga bakju-reul sseudaneun'ga.
- "Spicy " cries the cicada, "bitter " cries the evening cicada. / Do they take the mountain herbs as spicy, or the sour liquor as bitter?
Synonyms
- 매미 (maemi) (cicadas in general)