참매

Korean

Etymology

Literally "true hawk." From 참 (cham, “true”) +‎ 매 (mae, “falcon, hawk”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mmɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠mme̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참매/참메]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chammae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chammae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ammae
Yale Romanization?chammay

Noun

참매 • (chammae)

  1. northern goshawk (Astur gentilis)
    Synonym: 보라매 (boramae)

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (9 January 2007 (last accessed)) “참매 [chammae]”, 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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