변온동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 변온(變溫) (byeonon, allotherm) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, animal).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)no̞n to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeonon dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeon'on dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnon tongmul
Yale Romanization?pyēn.on tōngmul

Noun

변온동물 • (byeonondongmul) (hanja 變溫動物)

  1. (zoology) poikilotherm

See also

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