코끼리

Korean

Etymology

코 (ko, “nose”) +‎ 길이 (giri, “being long”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kʰo̞k͈iɾi]
• Phonetic Hangul[코끼리]

Revised Romanization? kokkiri Revised Romanization (translit.)? kokkili McCune–Reischauer? k'okkiri Yale Romanization? khokkili

Noun

코끼리 • (kokkiri) (counter 마리)

1. (zoology) elephant

Derived terms

• 인도코끼리 (Indo kokkiri, “Indian elephant”)
• 아프리카코끼리 (Apeurika kokkiri, “African elephant”)