꾀꼬리

Korean

꾀꼬리 (kkoekkori, “A male black-naped oriole”).

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 곳고리 (Yale: kwos.kwoli).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈we̞k͈o̞ɾi] ~ [k͈ø̞k͈o̞ɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [꿰꼬리/꾀꼬리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	kkoekkori
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkoe'kkoli
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkoekkori
Yale Romanization^?	kkoy.kkoli

Noun

꾀꼬리 • (kkoekkori)

an oriole, especially, the black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis).

Synonyms

아리새 (arisae) (obsolete)
창경 (鶬鶊, changgyeong)

Derived terms

꾀꼬리버섯 (kkoekkoribeoseot, “chanterelle”)
유럽꾀꼬리 (yureopkkoekkori, “golden oriole”)

Related terms

꾀꼴꾀꼴 (kkoekkolkkoekkol, “onomatopoeic adverb”)

Further reading

golden oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
yellow wagtail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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