Korean

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청머리오리

Etymology

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Literally "green-headed duck." From (, cheong, “green”) + 머리 (meori, “head”) + 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheongmeoriori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongmeolioli
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngmŏriori
Yale Romanization?chengmelioli

Noun

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청머리오리 (cheongmeoriori) (hanja 靑머리오리)

  1. The falcated duck, Anas falcata.

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “청머리오리 [cheongmeoriori]”, 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
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