원앙사촌

Korean

Etymology

Literally "cousin of the mandarin duck." From 원앙 (鴛鴦, wonang, “mandarin duck”) + 사촌 (四寸, sachon, “cousin”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹na̠ŋsʰa̠t͡ɕʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [워낭사촌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonangsachon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	won'angsachon
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnangsach'on
Yale Romanization?	wen.angsa.chon

Noun

원앙사촌 • (wonangsachon) (hanja 鴛鴦四寸)

1. The crested shelduck, Tadorna cristata, a rare species of shelduck now believed extinct.

Synonyms

• 원앙이사촌 (wonang'isachon)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “원앙사촌 [wonangsachon]”, 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