할미새

Korean

Etymology

할미 (halmi, “granny”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ɭmisʰɛ] ~ [ha̠ɭmisʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [할미새/할미세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	halmisae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	halmisae
McCune–Reischauer?	halmisae
Yale Romanization?	hal.misay

Noun

할미새 • (halmisae)

1. wagtail

Synonyms

• 척령 (鶺鴒, cheongnyeong)

Derived terms

• 검은등할미새 (geomeundeunghalmisae, “Japanese wagtail”)
• 긴발톱할미새 (ginbaltophalmisae, “Eastern yellow wagtail”)
• 노랑머리할미새 (norangmeorihalmisae, “citrine wagtail”)
• 알락할미새 (allakhalmisae, “white wagtail”)
• 할미새사촌 (halmisaesachon, “ashy minivet”)

 

See also

• 아리새 (arisae) (obsolete)
• 꾀꼬리 (kkoekkori, “oriole”)