고니

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Etymology

From the archaic forms 곤이 (gon-i) and 곤 (gon); the latter is attested in the Worin Seokbo, 1457. Probably from the Sino-Korean lexeme 곤 (gon, 鵾 or 鶤) in the sense of 곡 (gok, “swan”, 鵠).

Symbology	Romanized	Hangul	Hanja
Orthography	goni	고니	곡
Orthoepy, etc			鵠

Pronunciation

• IPA: koˈɲi

Noun

고니

고니 (goni)

1. The tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus.
2. (by extension) Any swan.

Alternative forms

• 곤 (gon) (obsolete)
• 곤이 (gon-i) (obsolete)

Synonyms

• 곡 (gok, 鵠)
• 백조 (baekjo, 白鳥)
• 천아 (cheon-a, 天鵝)

Derived terms

• 검은고니 (geomeun-goni) black swan

See also

• 거위 (geowi) domesticated goose
• 기러기 (gireogi) wild goose
• 오리 (ori) duck, mallard
• 해오라기 (hae-oragi) heron, egret
• 두루미 (durumi) crane
• 학 (鶴, hag, hak) crane
• 황새 (hwangsae) stork

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "고니 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-07.
• 2004, Ju Haeng (이주행) Lee; Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준), “고니”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, ISBN 89-7006-165-7, page 72: