공룡
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 恐龍, from 恐 (“fearful”) + 龍 (“dragon”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 恐竜 (kyōryū, “dinosaur”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
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? | gongnyong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gonglyong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kongnyong |
| Yale Romanization? | kōnglyong |
Noun
- a dinosaur (animal of the clade Dinosauria)