Korean edit

 
참매

Etymology edit

Literally "true hawk." From (cham, true) +‎ (mae, falcon, hawk).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chammae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chammae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ammae
Yale Romanization?chammay

Noun edit

참매 (chammae)

  1. The northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis.
    Synonym: 보라매 (boramae)

References edit

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 9 (last accessed)) “참매 [chammae]”, 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