한이무기

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 한 (han, “great”) +‎ 이무기 (imugi, “serpent”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nimuɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [하(ː)니무기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hanimugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?han'imugi
McCune–Reischauer?hanimugi
Yale Romanization?hān.imuki

Noun

한이무기 • (hanimugi)

  1. (zoology, puristic) synonym of 악어(鰐魚) (ageo, “crocodile”)

See also

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