호랑이

Korean

Etymology

From Sino-Korean 호랑(虎狼) (horang( 虎狼 ), “tiger”, literally “tigers and wolves”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun suffix). The meaning of "wolves" has been absorbed by "tiger". Displaced native 범 (beom), which is now dated but survives in various compounds.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)랑이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?horang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?holang'i
McCune–Reischauer?horangi
Yale Romanization?hōlangi

Noun

호랑이 • (horang'i) (counter 마리, hanja 虎狼이)

  1. tiger
    호랑이는 사자보다 크다.
    horang'ineun sajaboda keuda.
    Tigers are bigger than lions.

Synonyms
  • 범 (beom) (dated)
  • 호랑 (horang) (rare, but more common in North Korea)

References
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