새홀리기

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unclear. Contains 새 (sae, “bird”), and the element 기 often found in bird names.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)βo̞ʎʎiɡi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)βo̞ʎʎiɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)홀리기/세(ː)홀리기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saeholligi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeholligi
McCune–Reischauer?saeholligi
Yale Romanization?sāyholliki

Noun

새홀리기 • (saeholligi)

  1. the Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo

References
  • Choi Soon-kyoo (2007 January 10 (last accessed)) “새홀리기 [saeholligi]”, in AvesKorea‎
  • 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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