Korean

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Etymology

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From English pelican.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pellikeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pellikeon
McCune–Reischauer?p'ellik'ŏn
Yale Romanization?pheylli.khen
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 리컨의 / 펠리컨에 / 펠리컨까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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펠리컨 (pellikeon)

  1. pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)