Korean

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황오리

Etymology

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Literally "yellow duck." From the hanja (, hwang, “yellow”) and 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwang'ori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwang'oli
McCune–Reischauer?hwangori
Yale Romanization?hwangoli

Noun

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황오리 (hwang'ori) (hanja 黃오리)

  1. The ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea.

Synonyms

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “황오리 [hwang'ori]”, 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