두견새

Korean

Etymology

From 두견(杜鵑) (dugyeon, “cuckoo”, Sino-Korean term) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”, native Korean term).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tuɡjʌ̹nsʰɛ] ~ [tuɡjʌ̹nsʰe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [두견새/두견세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dugyeonsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dugyeonsae
McCune–Reischauer^?	tugyŏnsae
Yale Romanization^?	twukyensay

Noun

두견새 • (dugyeonsae) (hanja 杜鵑새)

cuckoo (of small size)

Alternative forms

두견 (dugyeon)
두견이 (dugyeoni)

Related terms

뻐꾸기 (ppeokkugi) cuckoo

See also

올빼미 (olppaemi) owl (without ear tufts)
부엉이 (bueong'i) long eared owl
소쩍새 (sojjeoksae) long eared owl (often mistaken for 두견새 (dugyeonsae))

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