Korean edit

Etymology edit

Literally "big goose." From (keun, "big," adnominal form of 크다) + 기러기(gireogi, "wild goose").

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?keun'gireogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?keungileogi
McCune–Reischauer?k'ŭn'girŏgi
Yale Romanization?khunkileki

Noun edit

 
큰기러기

큰기러기 (keun'gireogi)

  1. The bean goose, Anser fabalis.

References edit

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 7 (last accessed)) “큰기러기 [keun'gireogi]”, 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