밀림

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 密林, from 密 (“dense, thick”) + 林 (“forest”). See also Japanese 密林(みつりん) (mitsurin, “dense thicket, jungle”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miʎʎim]
• Phonetic hangul: [밀림]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	millim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	millim
McCune–Reischauer?	millim
Yale Romanization?	millim

Noun

밀림 • (millim) (hanja 密林)

1. jungle, rainforest

   원숭이는 밀림에 산다. ― Wonsung'i-neun millim-e sanda. ― Monkeys live in the jungle.

See also

• 총림(叢林) (chongnim, “thicket”)
• 우림(雨林) (urim, “rainforest”)
• 열대림(熱帶林) (yeoldaerim, “tropical forest”)
• 열대우림(熱帶雨林) (yeoldae'urim, “tropical rainforest”)
• 운무림(雲霧林) (unmurim, “cloud forest”)
• 아열대림(亞熱帶林) (ayeoldaerim, “subtropical forest”)
• 난대림(暖帶林) (nandaerim, “temperate forest”)
• 숲 (sup, “forest”)
• 생태계(生態系) (saengtaegye, “ecosystem”)