땃쥐

Korean

Etymology

따 (tta, “archaic form of 땅 'earth'”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “mouse, rat”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠t̚t͡ɕ͈ɥi] ~ [t͈a̠t̚t͡ɕ͈y]
• Phonetic hangul: [딷쮜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttatjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttasjwi
McCune–Reischauer?	ttatchwi
Yale Romanization?	ttascwi

Noun

땃쥐 • (ttatjwi)

1. a musk shrew, genus Crocidura.
2. The Ussuri shrew, Crocidura lasiura.

Derived terms

• 사향땃쥐 (sahyangttatjwi, “Asian house shrew”)
• 제주땃쥐 (濟州‒, jejuttatjwi)