기러기

기러기 (greylag goose)

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 그력 (Yale: kùlyèk). Subsequently passed through the forms 그려기 (geuryeogi) and 기려기 (giryeogi). Equivalent to 기럭 (gireok) +‎ 이 (-i, noun suffix), the unsuffixed form surviving in the vocative.

Possibly related to Japanese 雁 (kari, “goose”) and Mongolian галуу (galuu, “goose”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gireogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gileogi
McCune–Reischauer?kirŏgi
Yale Romanization?kileki

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 기러기의 / 기러기에 / 기러기까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

기러기 • (gireogi)

  1. wild goose that flies in a V-shaped flock or wedge

See also

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 7 (last accessed)) “기러기 [gireogi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000) “기러기 [gireogi]”, in 國(국)語(어)語(어)源(원)辭(사)典(전), Seoul: Bogosa Books, page 98
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