코끼리

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰo̞k͈iɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [코끼리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kokkiri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ko'kkili
McCune–Reischauer?	k'okkiri
Yale Romanization?	kho.kkili

Noun

코끼리 • (kokkiri) (counter 마리)

1. (zoology) elephant

Derived terms

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