아메리카홍머리오리

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Korean

아메리카홍머리오리

Etymology

Literally "red-headed duck of the Americas." From 아메리카 (amerika, “Americas”) + (, hong, “red”) + 머리 (meori, “head”) + 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amerikahongmeoriori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amelikahongmeolioli
McCune–Reischauer?amerik'ahongmŏriori
Yale Romanization?ameyli.khahongmelioli

Noun

아메리카홍머리오리 (amerikahongmeoriori)

  1. The American wigeon, Anas americana.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “아메리카홍머리오리 [amerikahongmeoriori]”, 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