흰곰

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[çinɡo̞m]
  • Phonetic Hangul[힌곰]
Revised Romanization? huin-gom
Revised Romanization (translit.)? huingom
McCune–Reischauer? hŭin'gom
Yale Romanization? huynkom

Noun

흰곰 • (huin-gom)

  1. a polar bear

Synonyms
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