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Korean
Etymology
From 부엉 (bueong, “hoot”, onomatopoeia) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 부〮허ᇰ (Yale: pwúhèng). The Middle Korean term lacked the suffix, and the bird was referred to directly by the sound of its call.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bueong'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bueong'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | puŏngi |
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| Yale Romanization? | puengi |
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Noun
부엉이 • (bueong'i)
- (owl with ear tufts) great horned owl, long eared owl