쓰르라미

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 쓰르람이 (sseureurami)

Etymology

쓰를 (sseureul, “call of a cicada”, onomatopoeia) +‎ 암이 (ami, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sseureurami
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sseuleulami
McCune–Reischauer?ssŭrŭrami
Yale Romanization?ssululami

Noun

쓰르라미 • (sseureurami)

  1. evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
    • c. 1850, 歌曲源流 (Gagok wollyu) [Flowing Spring of Song]:
      ᄆᆡ암이ᄆᆡᆸ다울고쓰르람이쓰다우니 / 산ᄎᆡ를ᄆᆡᆸ다는가박쥬를쓰다는가
      Maeam-i maepda ulgo sseureurami seuda uni / Sanchae-reul maepdaneun'ga bakju-reul sseudaneun'ga.
      "Spicy [maep (maep)]" cries the cicada, "bitter [sseu (sseu)]" cries the evening cicada. / Do they take the mountain herbs as spicy, or the sour liquor as bitter?

Synonyms

  • 매미 (maemi) (cicadas in general)
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