황오리

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Korean

황오리

Etymology

Literally "yellow duck." From the hanja (, hwang, “yellow”) and 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwang'ori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwang'oli
McCune–Reischauer?hwangori
Yale Romanization?hwangoli

Noun

황오리 (hwang'ori) (hanja 黃오리)

  1. The ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea.

Synonyms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “황오리 [hwang'ori]”, 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