쇠황조롱이

Korean

쇠황조롱이

Etymology

Literally "small kestrel." From 쇠 (soe, “small”) +‎ 황조롱이 (hwangjorong'i, “kestrel”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰwe̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi] ~ [sʰø̞βwa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [쉐황조롱이/쇠황조롱이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soehwangjorong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soehwangjolong'i
McCune–Reischauer?	soehwangjorongi
Yale Romanization?	soyhwangcolongi

Noun

쇠황조롱이 • (soehwangjorong'i)

1. The merlin, Falco columbarius.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 10 (last accessed)) “쇠황조롱이 [soehwangjorong'i]”, 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