보리고래

Korean

Etymology

From 보리 (bori) +‎ 고래 (gorae, “whale”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [po̞ɾiɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [po̞ɾiɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보리고래/보리고레]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?borigorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boligolae
McCune–Reischauer?porigorae
Yale Romanization?polikolay

Noun

보리고래 • (borigorae)

  1. sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis

Synonyms
  • 정어리고래 (jeong'eorigorae)
  • 멸치고래 (myeolchigorae)
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