홍학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 紅鶴, from 紅 (“red”) + 鶴 (“crane”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞ŋɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [홍학]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	honghak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	honghag
McCune–Reischauer?	honghak
Yale Romanization?	honghak

Noun

홍학 • (honghak) (hanja 紅鶴)

1. (literally) red crane
2. flamingo

Related terms

• 학 (鶴, hak): crane
• 백학 (白鶴, baekhak): crane, literally, "white crane"

See also

• 두루미 (durumi): crane
• 황새 (hwangsae): stork