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갯과

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Korean

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Etymology

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From (gae, dog) +‎ (-s-) +‎ 과(科) (gwa, taxonomic family).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)t̚k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈkɛ(ː)k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)t̚k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)k͈wa̠]
  • 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?gaetgwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaesgwa
McCune–Reischauer?kaetkwa
Yale Romanization?kāyskwa

Noun

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갯과 (gaetgwa)

  1. (taxonomy) The family Canidae