Korean

Noun

뻐꾸기 • ‎(ppeokkugi)

1. cuckoo (as onomatopoeic as the Korean equivalent)

Derived terms

• 뻐꾸기 시계 (-sigye) cuckoo clock (signaling "cuckoo" in mimicry of a cuckoo crying)
• 뻐꾹 (ppeokkug) "cuckoo" (onomatopoeia)

Related terms

• 두견새 ‎(dugyeonsae) (dugyeon-sae) cuckoo (of a small size)

See also

• 부엉이 ‎(bueong-i) (bu-eongi) long eared owl
• 소쩍새 ‎(sojjeoksae) (sojjeog-sae, sojjeok-) long eared owl
• 올빼미 ‎(olppaemi) (olppaemi) owl (without ear tufts)