Korean

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Etymology

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From (meok, inkstick) +‎ 황새 (hwangsae, stork).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹kʰwa̠ŋsʰɛ] ~ [mʌ̹kʰwa̠ŋsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meokhwangsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meoghwangsae
McCune–Reischauer?mŏkhwangsae
Yale Romanization?mek.hwangsay

Noun

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먹황새

먹황새 (meokhwangsae)

  1. The black stork, Ciconia nigra.

Synonyms

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 5 (last accessed)) “먹황새 [meokhwangsae]”, 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