너구리

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 러ᅌᅮᆯ〮 (Yale: lèngwúl).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neoguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neoguli
McCune–Reischauer?nŏguri
Yale Romanization?nekwuli
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 리의 / 너리에 / 너리까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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너구리 (neoguri) (counter 마리)

  1. raccoon dog
  2. (nonstandard) raccoon (American procyonid)

Derived terms

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