Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 죠ᇰ다리 (Yale: cywongtali).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jongdari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jongdali
McCune–Reischauer?chongdari
Yale Romanization?congtali

Noun

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종다리 (jongdari)

  1. A skylark, specifically the Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis).
    • 李 在, 옛시조
      샛별 지자 종다리 떴다
      saetbyeol jija jongdari tteotda
      The morning star's descending; the skylark's ascending.

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