고니

Korean

Etymology

From the archaic forms 곤이 (goni) and 곤 (gon); the latter is attested in the Worin Seokbo, 1457. Probably from the Sino-Korean lexeme 곤 (鵾 or 鶤, gon) in the sense of 곡 (鵠, gok, “swan”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ni]
Phonetic hangul: [고니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	goni
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	goni
McCune–Reischauer^?	koni
Yale Romanization^?	koni

Noun

고니

고니 • (goni)

The tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus.
(by extension) Any swan.

Alternative forms

곤 (gon) (obsolete)
곤이 (goni) (obsolete)

Synonyms

곡 (鵠, gok)
백조 (白鳥, baekjo)
천아 (天鵝, cheona)

Derived terms

검은고니 (geomeun'goni, “black-necked swan”)
나팔고니 (napalgoni, “trumpeter swan”)
큰고니 (keun'goni, “whooper swan”)
혹고니 (hokgoni, “mute swan”)
흑고니 (heukgoni, “black swan”)

References

National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-07), “고니”, in 표준국어대사전‎
Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “고니”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 72

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