흰곰

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Korean

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Etymology

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(huin, white) +‎ (gom, bear). Compare Chinese 白熊 (báixióng), Japanese 白熊 (shirokuma), Vietnamese gấu trắng, all of which literally means “white bear”.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huin'gom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huingom
McCune–Reischauer?hŭin'gom
Yale Romanization?huynkom

Noun

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흰곰 (huin'gom)

  1. a polar bear

Synonyms

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