러ᅌᅮᆯ

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Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽lɘ̀ŋúl⫽

Noun

러ᅌᅮᆯ〮 (lèngwúl)

  1. raccoon dog
    • 1446, Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례) 28b:
      러ᅌᅮᆯ〮爲獺 서ᅌᅦ〮爲流凘
      ng is like lèngwúl meaning raccoon dog and sèngéy meaning frost

Descendants

  • Korean: 너구리 (neoguri)