동물원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 動物園, from 動物 (“animal”) + 園 (“garden”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    동물원 • (dongmurwon) (hanja 動物園)

    1. zoo
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