알락오리

Korean

Etymology

Literally "speckled duck." From 알락 (allak, “speckling”) +‎ 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɭɭa̠ɡo̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [알라고리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?allagori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?allag'oli
McCune–Reischauer?allagori
Yale Romanization?allak.oli

Noun

알락오리 • (allagori)

  1. The gadwall (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (8 January 2007 (last accessed)) “알락오리 [allagori]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 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
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