물오리

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compound of 물 (mul, “water”) +‎ 오리 (ori, “duck”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɾo̞ɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [무로리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	murori
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	mul'oli
McCune–Reischauer^?	murori
Yale Romanization^?	mul.oli

Noun

물오리 • (murori)

(literally "water duck") diving duck, dabbling duck, merganser

Synonyms

청둥오리 (cheongdung'ori): mallard

Antonyms

집오리 (jibori): domestic duck

Related terms

오리 (ori): duck
기러기 (gireogi): wild goose

See also

거위 (geowi): goose
고니 (goni): swan

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