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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 러ᅌᅮᆯ〮 (Yale: lèngwúl).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | neoguri |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neoguli |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nŏguri |
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| Yale Romanization? | nekwuli |
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Noun
너구리 • (neoguri) (counter 마리)
- raccoon dog
- (nonstandard) raccoon (American procyonid)
Derived terms
- 긴코너구리 (ginkoneoguri, “coatimundi”)
- (cant) 마당너구리 (madangneoguri, “dog”)
- 아메리카너구리 (amerikaneoguri, “raccoon”)