북극곰

Korean

Etymology

북극 (Bukgeuk, “North Pole”) +‎ 곰 (gom, “bear”). Compare Chinese 北極熊, Japanese 北極熊 (hokkyokuguma), Vietnamese gấu Bắc Cực, all of which literally mean “Arctic bear”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[puk̚k͈ɯk̚k͈o̞m]
  • Phonetic Hangul[북끅꼼]
Revised Romanization? Bukgeukgom
Revised Romanization (translit.)? Buggeuggom
McCune–Reischauer? Pukkŭkkom
Yale Romanization? Pukqkukqkom

Noun

북극곰 • (Bukgeukgom)

  1. a polar bear

Synonyms
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