물개

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compound of 물 (mul, “water”) +‎ 개 (gae, “dog”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɭk͈ɛ] ~ [muɭk͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [물깨/물께]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mulgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mulgae
McCune–Reischauer?	mulkae
Yale Romanization?	mulqkay

Noun

물개 • (mulgae)

1. eared seal, fur seal, sea lion
2. otter

Synonyms

• 바다사자 (badasaja): (literally, “sea lion”) sea lion (eared)
• 해구 (海狗, haegu): (literally, “sea dog”) fur seal (eared)
• 수달 (水獺, sudal): (literally, “water otter”) otter

Antonyms

• 물범 (mulbeom): (literally, “water tiger”) hair seal (earless)
• 바다표범 (badapyobeom): (literally, “sea leopard”) hair seal (earless)
• 해표 (海豹, haepyo): (literally, “sea leopard”) hair seal (earless)

See also

• 바다코끼리 (badakokkiri): (literally, “sea elephant”) sea elephant, elephant seal, walrus, sea horse (mammal)
• 해상 (海象, haesang): (literally, “sea elephant”) sea elephant, elephant seal, walrus, sea horse (mammal)
• 해마 (海馬, haema): (literally, “sea horse”) sea horse (mammal), sea elephant, elephant seal, walrus