동물학

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 動物學, from 動物 (animal) + (-logy).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    동물학 • (dongmulhak) (hanja 動物學)

    1. zoology