"기러기" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kiɾʌ̹ɡi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gireogi [romanization]
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”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|1|그력|kùlyèk}} First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 그력 (Yale: kùlyèk)., {{m|ko|그려기}} 그려기 (geuryeogi), {{m|ko|기려기}} 기려기 (giryeogi), {{suffix|ko|기럭|이|id2=noun suffix|pos2=noun suffix}} 기럭 (gireok) + 이 (-i, noun suffix), {{cog|ja|雁||goose|tr=kari}} Japanese 雁 (kari, “goose”), {{cog|mn|галуу||goose}} Mongolian галуу (galuu, “goose”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 기러기 • (gireogi)
  1. wild goose that flies in a V-shaped flock or wedge Categories (lifeform): Geese Synonyms: 기례기 (giryegi) [Koryo-mar] Related terms: 거위 (geowi) (english: domesticated goose that would not fly), 고니 (goni) (english: swan that also flies in a wedge)

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