황오리

Korean

Etymology

Literally "yellow duck." From the hanja 황 (黃, hwang, “yellow”) and 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwang'ori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwang'oli
McCune–Reischauer?hwangori
Yale Romanization?hwangoli

Noun

황오리 • (hwang'ori) (hanja 黃오리)

  1. The ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea.

Synonyms

  • 포압 (蒲鴨, poap)
  • 황압 (黃鴨, hwang'ap)

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (8 January 2007 (last accessed)) “황오리 [hwang'ori]”, 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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