왜가리

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 왜가리. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 왜가리, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 왜가리 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 왜가리 you have here. The definition of the word 왜가리 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of왜가리, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Korean

왜가리, heron

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 오과〮리〮 (Yale: wòkwálí).

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?waegari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waegali
McCune–Reischauer?waegari
Yale Romanization?wāykali

Noun

왜가리 • (waegari)

  1. grey heron, Ardea cinerea

Derived terms

References

  • 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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia