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Korean
Etymology
Literally "king sparrowhawk." From 왕 (王, king) + 새매 (saemae, “sparrowhawk”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | wangsaemae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wangsaemae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | wangsaemae |
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| Yale Romanization? | wangsaymay |
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Noun
왕새매 • (wangsaemae) (hanja 王새매)
- The grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus.
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “왕새매 [wangsaemae]”, 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