고슴도치

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 고솜〮돝 (Yale: kwòswómtwòth). Compound of 고솜〮+Middle Korean 돝 (twòth, “pig, swine”)+prefix -ㅣ. The origin of the first part could be related with 가시 (gasi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞sʰɯmdo̞t͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고슴도치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goseumdochi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goseumdochi
McCune–Reischauer?	kosŭmdoch'i
Yale Romanization?	kosumto.chi

Noun

고슴도치 • (goseumdochi)

1. a hedgehog, particularly an Amur hedgehog, of species Erinaceus amurensis.

Synonyms

• Abbreviation: 고슴돛 (goseumdot)
• 자위 (刺蝟, jawi)