뻐꾸기

Korean

Etymology

뻐꾹 (ppeokkuk, cuckoo, onomatopoeia of the bird's cry) + (-i, noun-deriving suffix). A recent, perhaps late nineteenth-century Central Korean innovation that displaced older 뻐꾹새 (ppeokkuksae), which still survives in many dialects. Because Standard Korean reflects mid-twentieth century Seoul Korean, this word was established as the prescriptive standard.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppeokkugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppeo'kkugi
McCune–Reischauer?ppŏkkugi
Yale Romanization?ppe.kkwuki

Noun

뻐꾸기 (ppeokkugi)

  1. common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Derived terms

See also

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