고라니

Korean

고라니

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 고라〮니〮 (Yale: kwòlání).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾa̠ni]
• Phonetic hangul: [고라니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gorani
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	golani
McCune–Reischauer?	korani
Yale Romanization?	kolani

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 고라니의 / 고라니에 / 고라니까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

고라니 • (gorani)

1. water deer (Hydropotes inermis)

Derived terms

• 한국고라니 (韓國‒, han'gukgorani, “Korean water deer”)
• 중국고라니 (中國‒, junggukgorani, “Chinese water deer”)