동물
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 動物, from 動 (“moving”) + 物 (“thing”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)물]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dongmul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dongmul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tongmul |
| Yale Romanization? | tōngmul |