모르모트

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Korean

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese モルモット (morumotto), from Dutch marmot. Doublet of 마멋 (mameot) and 마르모트 (mareumoteu).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?moreumoteu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?moleumoteu
McCune–Reischauer?morŭmot'ŭ
Yale Romanization?molumo.thu

Noun

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모르모트 (moreumoteu)

  1. (dated) a guinea pig (tailless rodent)
    Synonym: 기니피그 (ginipigeu)
  2. (informal, idiomatic) a guinea pig (an experimental subject)
    Synonym: (slang) 마루타 (maruta)