야생동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 야생(野生) (yasaeng, “wild”) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, “animal”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)sʰɛŋ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)sʰe̞ŋ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)생 동(ː)물/야(ː)셍 동(ː)물]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yasaeng dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yasaeng dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?yasaeng tongmul
Yale Romanization?yāsayng tōngmul

Noun

야생동물 • (yasaengdongmul) (hanja 野生動物)

  1. wild animal; wildlife
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