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냉혈동물

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 냉혈(冷血) (naenghyeol, cold-blooded) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, animal).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ 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?naenghyeol dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenghyeol dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?naenghyŏl tongmul
Yale Romanization?nāynghyel tōngmul

Noun

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냉혈동물 (naenghyeoldongmul) (hanja 冷血動物)

  1. (zoology) ectotherm, cold-blooded animal

See also

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