호랑이

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 虎狼, from 虎 (“tiger”) + 狼 (“wolf”) + nominal suffix —이 (i). The meaning of "wolves" has been lost. Historically, Koreans have called it 범 (beom)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ˈɸʷo̞ːɾa̠ŋi]
Phonetic Hangul[호:랑이]

Revised Romanization^?	horang-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	holang-i
McCune–Reischauer^?	horangi
Yale Romanization^?	hōlang.i

Noun

호랑이 • (horang-i) (counter 마리)

tiger

Synonyms

범 (beom)

References

홍윤표 (2005), '호랑이'의 어원.

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