두견새

Korean

Etymology

From 두견(杜鵑) (dugyeon, “cuckoo”, Sino-Korean term) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”, native Korean term).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tuɡjʌ̹nsʰɛ] ~ [tuɡjʌ̹nsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [두견새/두견세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dugyeonsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dugyeonsae
McCune–Reischauer?	tugyŏnsae
Yale Romanization?	twukyensay

Noun

두견새 • (dugyeonsae) (hanja 杜鵑새)

1. cuckoo (of small size)

Alternative forms

• 두견 (dugyeon)
• 두견이 (dugyeoni)

Related terms

• 뻐꾸기 (ppeokkugi) cuckoo

See also

• 올빼미 (olppaemi) owl (without ear tufts)
• 부엉이 (bueong'i) long eared owl
• 소쩍새 (sojjeoksae) long eared owl (often mistaken for 두견새 (dugyeonsae))