흰이마기러기

Korean
흰이마기러기

Etymology

Literally "white-browed goose." From 흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 이마 (ima, “forehead”) +‎ 기러기 (gireogi, “wild goose”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çinnima̠ɡiɾʌ̹ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [힌니마기러기]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huinnimagireogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huin'imagileogi
McCune–Reischauer?hŭinnimagirŏgi
Yale Romanization?huynnimakileki

Noun

흰이마기러기 • (huinimagireogi)

  1. The lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-07), “흰이마기러기”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • Lee, Woo-Shin; 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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