천산갑

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 穿山甲

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nsʰa̠nɡa̠p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)산갑]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonsan'gap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonsangab
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnsan'gap
Yale Romanization?chēnsankap

Noun

천산갑 • (cheonsan'gap) (hanja 穿山甲)

  1. a pangolin
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