뻐꾸기

Korean

Etymology

뻐꾹 (ppeokkuk, “cuckoo”, onomatopoeia of the bird's cry) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix). A recent, perhaps late nineteenth-century Central Korean innovation that displaced older 뻐꾹새 (ppeokkuksae), which still survives in many dialects. Because Standard Korean reflects mid-twentieth century Seoul Korean, this word was established as the prescriptive standard.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈ʌ̹k͈uɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [뻐꾸기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppeokkugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppeo'kkugi
McCune–Reischauer?	ppŏkkugi
Yale Romanization?	ppe.kkwuki

Noun

뻐꾸기 • (ppeokkugi)

1. common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Derived terms

• 뻐꾸기시계 (ppeokkugisigye, “cuckoo clock”)

See also

• 두견새 (dugyeonsae, “cuckoo (of a small size)”)
• 부엉이 (bueong'i, “long eared owl”)
• 소쩍새 (sojjeoksae, “long eared owl”)
• 올빼미 (olppaemi, “owl”)