Korean

Alternative forms

• 어시새 (eosisae)

Noun

아시새 • ‎(asisae)

1. the legendary sacred bird, also known as Sino-Korean 봉 (Bong) and Chinese 鳳 (Feng), which in turn are more often than not identified with the Occidental mythological sacred firebird, Egyptian Bennu or Phoenican Phoenix. The ancient Korean firebird, 삼족오 (三足烏, samjogo, “tripod raven”) was related as follows:

삼족오 곁에 龍과 鳳 (고구려 벽화)
Tripod Raven flanked by Dragon and Phoenix
(A mural during Koguryo Dynasty)

Synonyms

• 봉 (鳳, bong, “phoenix”)

Hypernyms

• 새 (sae, “bird”)

References

• Nam, Gwang-u (남광우) (1997) 교학고어사전 (敎學古語辭典), Seoul: Gyohaksa, ISBN 89-09-03515-3 91710, page 1009