승냥이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 스ᇰ랴ᇰ〮이 (Yale: sùnglyáng-ì).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯŋɲa̠ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [승냥이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seungnyang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seungnyang'i
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭngnyangi
Yale Romanization?	sungnyangi

Noun

승냥이 • (seungnyang'i)

1. The dhole (Cuon alpinus)

   승냥이 날고기 먹지 않는 종자 없다.

   seungnyang'i nalgogi meokji anneun jongja eopda.

   There is no such thing as a dhole that doesn't eat raw meat.