범고래

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From (beom, tiger) +‎ 고래 (gorae, whale).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [ˈpɘ(ː)mɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beomgorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beomgolae
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmgorae
Yale Romanization?pēmkolay

Noun

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범고래 (beomgorae)

  1. The killer whale, Orcinus orca.