흰곰

Korean

Etymology

(huin, white) + (gom, bear). Compare Chinese 白熊 (báixióng), Japanese 白熊 (shirokuma), Vietnamese gấu trắng, all of which literally means “white bear”.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huin'gom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huingom
McCune–Reischauer?hŭin'gom
Yale Romanization?huynkom

Noun

흰곰 • (huin'gom)

  1. a polar bear

Synonyms

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