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Etymology

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시조 (始祖) (first ancestor) +‎ (sae, bird)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞sʰɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞sʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sijosae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sijosae
McCune–Reischauer?sijosae
Yale Romanization?sīcosay

Noun

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시조새 (sijosae) (hanja 始祖)

  1. an archeopteryx

Synonyms

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