도롱뇽

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: toɾoŋnyoŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 도롱뇽

Romanization

Revised	dorongnyong
McCune–Reischauer	torongnyong	Yale	tolongnyong

Etymology

Hanja in this word

龍

도롱뇽
salamander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:salamander

First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as 되룡. Subsequently became 되롱 and was then recombined with the hanja 龍 (yong, “dragon”, 용) to create the present form.

Noun

도롱뇽 (dorongnyong)

1. salamander
2. specifically Korean salamander, Hynobius leechii

See also

• 鯢 (예, ye)