온혈동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 온혈(溫血) (onhyeol, warm-blooded) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, animal).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

온혈동물 • (onhyeoldongmul) (hanja 溫血動物)

  1. (zoology) endotherm, warm-blooded animal

See also

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