공룡

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 恐龍, from 恐 (“fearful”) + 龍 (“dragon”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 恐竜 (kyōryū, “dinosaur”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɲoŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)뇽]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gongnyong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonglyong
    McCune–Reischauer?kongnyong
    Yale Romanization?kōnglyong

    Noun

    공룡 • (gongnyong) (hanja 恐龍)

    1. a dinosaur (animal of the clade Dinosauria)

    See also

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