오리너구리

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Korean

Etymology

오리 (ori, duck) +‎ 너구리 (neoguri, raccoon dog)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?orineoguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?olineoguli
McCune–Reischauer?orinŏguri
Yale Romanization?ōlinekwuli

Noun

오리너구리 (orineoguri)

  1. platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)