새홀리기

Korean

Alternative forms

• 새호리기 (saehorigi)

Etymology

Unclear. Contains 새 (sae, “bird”), and the element 기 often found in bird names.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)βo̞ʎʎiɡi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)βo̞ʎʎiɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)홀리기/세(ː)홀리기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saeholligi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saeholligi
McCune–Reischauer?	saeholligi
Yale Romanization?	sāyholliki

Noun

새홀리기 • (saeholligi)

1. the Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo

References

• Choi Soon-kyoo (2007 January 10 (last accessed)) “새홀리기 [saeholligi]”, in AvesKorea‎^[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