Korean

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황로

Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (yellow) + (egret)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwangno
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwanglo
McCune–Reischauer?hwangno
Yale Romanization?hwanglo

Noun

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황로 (hwangno) (hanja 黃鷺)

  1. The cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis.
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  • 백로 (baengno, “egret”)
  • 흑로 (heungno, “Pacific reef egret”)

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 2 (last accessed)) “황로 [hwangno]”, 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