Korean

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Etymology

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From (beol, bee or wasp) +‎ (mae, hawk).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beolmae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beolmae
McCune–Reischauer?pŏlmae
Yale Romanization?pel.may

Noun

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벌매 (beolmae)

  1. The crested honey buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus.

References

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  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “벌매 [beolmae]”, in 두산세계대백과사전 [dusansegyedaebaekgwasajeon]‎[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