Korean

Noun

기러기 • ‎(gireogi, McCune-Reischauer: kirŏgi, Yale: kileki)

1. wild goose that flies in a V-shaped flock or wedge.

See also

• 거위 ‎(geowi) (geowi) (鵝, a) domesticated goose that would not fly.
• 고니 ‎(goni) (goni) (鵠, gok) swan that also flies in a wedge.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-07), “기러기”, in 표준국어대사전
• Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000), “기러기”, in 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books, page 98