모르모트
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese モルモット (morumotto), from Dutch marmot, so-called due to Dutch traders mistakenly identifying guinea pigs as marmots when they first brought them to Japan.[1] Doublet of 마멋 (mameot, “marmot”) and 마르모트 (mareumoteu, “marmot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞ɾɯmo̞tʰɯ]
- Phonetic hangul: [모르모트]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | moreumoteu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | moleumoteu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | morŭmot'ŭ |
| Yale Romanization? | molumo.thu |
Noun
[edit]모르모트 • (moreumoteu)
- (dated) a guinea pig (tailless rodent)
- Synonym: 기니피그 (ginipigeu)
- (informal, idiomatic) a guinea pig (an experimental subject)
- Synonym: (slang) 마루타 (maruta)