겨울잠

Korean

Etymology

From 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 잠 (jam, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹uʎt͡ɕ͈a̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [겨울짬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeouljam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeouljam
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏulcham
Yale Romanization?	kyewulqcam

Noun

겨울잠 • (gyeouljam)

1. (biology) hibernation

   Synonym: 동면(冬眠) (dongmyeon)