호랑이뱀

Korean

Etymology

호랑이 (horang'i, “tiger”) +‎ 뱀 (baem, “snake”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋibɛm] ~ [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋibe̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)랑이뱀/호(ː)랑이벰]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?horang'ibaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?holang'ibaem
McCune–Reischauer?horangibaem
Yale Romanization?hōlangipaym

Noun

호랑이뱀 • (horang'ibaem)

  1. tiger snake
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