뿔매

Korean

Etymology

Literally "horned hawk." From 뿔 (ppul, “horn(s)”) +‎ 매 (mae, “hawk”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [p͈uɭmɛ] ~ [p͈uɭme̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [뿔매/뿔메]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppulmae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppulmae
McCune–Reischauer?ppulmae
Yale Romanization?ppul.may

Noun

뿔매 • (ppulmae)

  1. The mountain hawk eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis.

Synonyms
  • 소골 (昭鶻, sogol)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-09), “뿔매”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • Lee, Woo-Shin; 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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