가마우지
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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 가마오〮디 (Yale: kàmàwótì).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gamauji |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gamauji |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kamauji |
| Yale Romanization? | kamawuci |
Noun
가마우지 • (gamauji)
- A cormorant.
- The Japanese cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus.
- Synonym: 바다가마우지 (badagamauji)
Derived terms
- 민물가마우지 (minmulgamauji, “great cormorant”)
- 붉은뺨가마우지 (bulgeunppyamgamauji, “red-faced cormorant”)
- 쇠가마우지 (soegamauji, “pelagic cormorant”)