야생동물

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 야생(野生) (yasaeng, wild) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, animal).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)sʰɛŋ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)sʰe̞ŋ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) (ː)/(ː) (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yasaeng dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yasaeng dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?yasaeng tongmul
Yale Romanization?yāsayng tōngmul

Noun

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야생동물 (yasaengdongmul) (hanja 野生動物)

  1. wild animal; wildlife