항라머리검독수리

Korean
항라머리검독수리

Etymology

Literally "gauzy-headed golden eagle." From 항라 (hangna, “gauzy silk”) +‎ 머리 (meori, “head”) +‎ 검독수리 (geomdoksuri, “golden eagle”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋna̠mʌ̹ɾiɡʌ̹mdo̞ks͈uɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [항(ː)나머리검독쑤리]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hangnameorigeomdoksuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanglameoligeomdogsuli
McCune–Reischauer?hangnamŏrigŏmdoksuri
Yale Romanization?hānglamelikemtok.swuli

Noun

항라머리검독수리 • (hangnameorigeomdoksuri)

  1. The greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “항라머리검독수리 [hangnameorigeomdoksuri]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 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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