Korean edit

Etymology edit

Literally "king sparrowhawk." From (, king) + 새매 (saemae, “sparrowhawk”).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wangsaemae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangsaemae
McCune–Reischauer?wangsaemae
Yale Romanization?wangsaymay

Noun edit

왕새매 (wangsaemae) (hanja 王새매)

  1. The grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus.

References edit

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “왕새매 [wangsaemae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 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