송골매

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠤᠷ (šongqur, “falcon”) (> Mongolian шонхор (šonxor, “falcon”)) + 매 (mae, “falcon”), analyzable within Korean as 송골 (songgol, “falcon”) +‎ 매 (mae, “falcon”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ŋɡo̞ɭmɛ] ~ [sʰo̞ŋɡo̞ɭme̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [송골매/송골메]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	songgolmae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	songgolmae
McCune–Reischauer?	songgolmae
Yale Romanization?	songkol.may

Noun

송골매 • (songgolmae) (hanja 松鶻매)

1. peregrine falcon

   Synonyms: 송골 (songgol), 매 (mae)