항라머리검독수리

Korean

항라머리검독수리

Etymology

Literally "gauzy-headed golden eagle." From 항라 (hangna, “gauzy silk”) +‎ 머리 (meori, “head”) +‎ 검독수리 (geomdoksuri, “golden eagle”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋna̠mʌ̹ɾiɡʌ̹mdo̞ks͈uɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [항(ː)나머리검독쑤리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hangnameorigeomdoksuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hanglameoligeomdogsuli
McCune–Reischauer?	hangnamŏrigŏmdoksuri
Yale Romanization?	hānglamelikemtok.swuli

Noun

항라머리검독수리 • (hangnameorigeomdoksuri)

1. The greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga.

References

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