동물

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 動物, from 動 (“moving”) + 物 (“thing”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    동물 • (dongmul) (hanja 動物)

    1. animal

    Derived terms

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