꽃사슴

Korean

Etymology

From 꽃 (kkot, “flower”) +‎ 사슴 (saseum, “deer”). Compare Chinese 梅花鹿 (méihuālù, literally “plum blossom deer”), from the supposed resemblance of the spots on its coat to plum blossoms.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈o̞ss͈a̠sʰɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [꼳싸슴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkotsaseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkochsaseum
McCune–Reischauer?	kkossasŭm
Yale Romanization?	kkochsasum

Noun

꽃사슴 • (kkotsaseum)

1. sika deer