얼가니새

Korean

Etymology

Partial calque of English booby. From 얼가니 (eolgani, “fool”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ɭɡa̠nisʰɛ] ~ [ʌ̹ɭɡa̠nisʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [얼가니새/얼가니세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eolganisae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eolganisae
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏlganisae
Yale Romanization?	el.kanisay

Noun

얼가니새 • (eolganisae)

1. booby (seabird of the genus Sula)

Derived terms

• 갈색얼가니새 (galsaegeolganisae, “brown booby”)
• 붉은발얼가니새 (bulgeunbareolganisae, “red-footed booby”)
• 페루얼가니새 (perueolganisae, “Peruvian booby”)
• 푸른발얼가니새 (pureunbareolganisae, “blue-footed booby”)
• 푸른얼굴얼가니새 (pureuneolgureolganisae, “masked booby”)