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)

1. 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