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From the archaic forms 곤이 (goni) and 곤 (gon); the latter is attested in the Worin Seokbo, 1457. Probably from the Sino-Korean lexeme 곤 (鵾 or 鶤, gon) in the sense of 곡 (鵠, gok, “swan”).
National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (7 January 2007 (last accessed)) “고니 ”, in 표준국어대사전
Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004) “고니”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 72
