냉혈동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 냉혈(冷血) (naenghyeol, cold-blooded) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, animal).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) (ː)/(ː) (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naenghyeol dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenghyeol dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?naenghyŏl tongmul
Yale Romanization?nāynghyel tōngmul

Noun

냉혈동물 • (naenghyeoldongmul) (hanja 冷血動物)

  1. (zoology) ectotherm, cold-blooded animal

See also

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