반달가슴곰

Korean

Asiatic black bear - 반달가슴곰

Etymology

From 반달 (bandal, “half-moon”) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, “breast”) +‎ 곰 (gom, “bear”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nda̠ɭɡa̠sʰɯmɡo̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)달가슴곰]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bandalgaseumgom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bandalgaseumgom
McCune–Reischauer?	pandalgasŭmgom
Yale Romanization?	pāntal.kasumkom

Noun

반달가슴곰 • (bandalgaseumgom)

1. the Asiatic black bear, Ursus selenarctos.