개꿩

Korean

Etymology

개 (gae, “estuary”) +‎ 꿩 (kkwong, “pheasant”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)k͈wʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)k͈wʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)꿩/게(ː)꿩]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaekkwong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gae'kkwong
McCune–Reischauer?kaekkwŏng
Yale Romanization?kāy.kkweng

Noun

개꿩 • (gaekkwong)

  1. grey plover
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.