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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 動物, from 動 (“moving”) + 物 (“thing”).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | dongmul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dongmul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tongmul |
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| Yale Romanization? | tōngmul |
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Noun
동물 • (dongmul) (hanja 動物)
- animal
Derived terms
- 애완동물 (愛玩動物, aewandongmul, “pet”)
- 동물원 (動物園, dongmurwon, “zoo”)
- 네발동물 (‒動物, nebaldongmul, “Tetrapoda”)
- 동물계 (動物界, dongmulgye, “Animalia”)
- 동물학 (動物學, dongmulhak, “zoology”)