코끼리
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Synchronically analyzable as 코 (ko, “nose”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 길— (gil-, “long”) + 이 (-i, “-er”, noun-deriving suffix), literally “long-noser”. First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 고〮키리〮 (Yale: kwókhìlí).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʰo̞k͈iɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [코끼리]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | kokkiri |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ko'kkili |
McCune–Reischauer? | k'okkiri |
Yale Romanization? | kho.kkili |
Noun[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- 인도코끼리 (Indokokkiri, “Indian elephant”)
- 아프리카코끼리 (Apeurikakokkiri, “African elephant”)