공룡
Korean
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Sino-Korean word from 恐龍, from 恐 (“fearful”) + 龍 (“dragon”), from Japanese 恐竜 (kyōryū, “dinosaur”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɲoŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)뇽]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gongnyong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gonglyong |
McCune–Reischauer? | kongnyong |
Yale Romanization? | kōnglyong |
Noun
- a dinosaur (animal of the clade Dinosauria)