흰꼬리수리

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Korean

흰꼬리수리

Etymology

Calque of English white-tailed eagle, i.e. 흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 꼬리 (kkori, “tail”) +‎ 수리 (suri, “eagle”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huinkkorisuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huinkkolisuli
McCune–Reischauer?hŭinkkorisuri
Yale Romanization?huynkkoliswuli

Noun

흰꼬리수리 • (huinkkorisuri)

  1. The white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “흰꼬리수리 [huinkkorisuri]”, 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
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