큰고니

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Korean

Etymology

From (keun, to be big, adjective form of 크다 (keuda)) +‎ 고니 (goni, swan).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?keun'goni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?keungoni
McCune–Reischauer?k'ŭn'goni
Yale Romanization?khunkoni

Noun

큰고니

큰고니 (keun'goni)

  1. The whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.

Synonyms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 7 (last accessed)) “큰고니 ”, 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