동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動物, from 動 (“moving”) + 物 (“thing”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)물]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?tongmul
Yale Romanization?tōngmul

Noun

동물 • (dongmul) (hanja 動物)

  1. animal

Derived terms
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