공룡

Korean

Etymology

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Sino-Korean word from 恐龍, from 恐 (“fearful”) + 龍 (“dragon”), from Japanese 恐竜 (kyōryū, “dinosaur”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈko̞ːŋɲjoŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[공:뇽]
Revised Romanization? gongnyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gonglyong
McCune–Reischauer? kongnyong
Yale Romanization? kōnglyong

Noun

공룡 • (gongnyong) (hanja 恐龍)

  1. a dinosaur (animal of the clade Dinosauria)

See also
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