따오기

Korean

The 따오기 (ttaogi, “ibis”).

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 다와기〮 (Yale: tàwàkí). Probably cognate with Japanese 鴇 (toki).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠o̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [따오기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttaogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttaogi
McCune–Reischauer?	ttaogi
Yale Romanization?	ttaoki

Noun

따오기 • (ttaogi)

1. ibis
2. Specifically the crested ibis, Nipponia nippon.

Synonyms

• 주로 (朱鷺, juro, “red heron”)

Derived terms

• 검은머리흰따오기 (geomeunmeorihuinttaogi, “black-headed ibis”)

See also

• 해오라기 (hae'oragi, “black-crowned night heron”)
• 왜가리 (waegari, “grey heron”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 6 (last accessed)) “따오기 [ttaogi]”, 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

Etymology 2

Noun

따오기 • (ttaogi) (verbal noun of 따오다)

1. Lifting of text