산주인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 산(山) (san, “mountain”) + 주인(主人) (ju'in, “owner”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɲd͡ʑuin]
• Phonetic hangul: [산주인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanju'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanju'in
McCune–Reischauer?	sanjuin
Yale Romanization?	san.cwuin

Noun

산주인 • (sanju'in) (hanja 山主人)

1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) tiger (animal)

   Synonyms: 두루바리 (durubari), 코짤맹이 (kojjalmaeng'i), 산(山)개 (san'gae)

See also

• (non-cant) 범 (beom, “tiger”)
• (non-cant) 호랑이 (horang'i, “tiger”)