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Korean
Etymology
Literally "frog hawk." From 개구리 (gaeguri, “frog”) + 매 (mae, “falcon, hawk”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gaegurimae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gaegulimae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kaegurimae |
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| Yale Romanization? | kaykwulimay |
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Noun
개구리매 • (gaegurimae)
- The marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus.
Derived terms
- 알락개구리매 (allakgaegurimae, “pied harrier”)
- 잿빛개구리매 (jaetbitgaegurimae, “hen harrier”)
- 큰개구리매 (keun'gaegurimae, “western marsh harrier”)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “개구리매 ”, in 표준국어대사전
- 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