땅다람쥐

Korean

Etymology

From 땅 (ttang, “earth”) +‎ 다람쥐 (daramjwi, “squirrel”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈a̠ŋda̠ɾa̠md͡ʑɥi] ~ [t͈a̠ŋda̠ɾa̠md͡ʑy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [땅다람쥐]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttangdaramjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttangdalamjwi
McCune–Reischauer?ttangdaramjwi
Yale Romanization?ttangtalamcwi

Noun

땅다람쥐 • (ttangdaramjwi)

  1. ground squirrel (a name given to various ground-dwelling squirrels in the subfamily Xerinae)

Hyponyms

  • 북극땅다람쥐 (bukgeukttangdaramjwi, “Arctic ground squirrel”)
  • 열세줄땅다람쥐 (yeolsejulttangdaramjwi, “thirteen-lined ground squirrel”)
  • 유럽땅다람쥐 (yureopttangdaramjwi, “European ground squirrel”)
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