호랑나비

Korean

Etymology

From 호랑 (虎狼, horang, “tiger”) + 나비 (nabi, “butterfly”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋna̠bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)랑나비]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	horangnabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	holangnabi
McCune–Reischauer?	horangnabi
Yale Romanization?	hōlangnapi

Noun

호랑나비 • (horangnabi)

1. A swallowtail, particularly the Asian swallowtail (Papilio xuthus).

Synonyms

• 범나비 (beomnabi)

Derived terms

• 산호랑나비 (sanhorangnabi, “Old World swallowtail”)