달팽이관

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 달팽이 (dalpaeng'i, “snail”) +‎ 관(管) (gwan, “tube”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭpʰɛŋiɡwa̠n] ~ [ta̠ɭpʰe̞ŋiɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [달팽이관/달펭이관]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalpaeng'igwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalpaeng'igwan
McCune–Reischauer?	talp'aengigwan
Yale Romanization?	tal.phayngikwan

Noun

달팽이관 • (dalpaeng'igwan) (hanja 달팽이管)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) cochlea

   Synonyms: 와우각(蝸牛殼) (waugak), 와우관(蝸牛管) (waugwan), 와우(蝸牛) (wau)

   Hyponym: 코르티 기관(器官) (koreuti gigwan, “organ of Corti”)