혹고니

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Korean

Etymology

From (hok, lump) +‎ 고니 (goni, swan).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hokgoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoggoni
McCune–Reischauer?hokkoni
Yale Romanization?hok.koni

Noun

혹고니

혹고니 (hokgoni)

  1. The mute swan, Cygnus olor.

Synonyms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 7 (last accessed)) “혹고니 [hokgoni]”, 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