호랑이

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1 Korean

Korean [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Chinese 虎狼 (호랑), which originally meant "(fierce like) tigers and wolves", and the nominal suffix -이. The meaning of "wolves" has been lost.

Noun [edit]

호랑이 (horang-i)

tiger

Synonyms [edit]

범 beom

References [edit]

홍윤표 (2005), '호랑이'의 어원.

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