Korean

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곰쥐

Etymology

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From (gom, "bear") + (jwi, "rat").

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)md͡ʑɥi] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)md͡ʑy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gomjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomjwi
McCune–Reischauer?komjwi
Yale Romanization?kōmcwi

Noun

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곰쥐 (gomjwi)

  1. black rat, Rattus rattus

Synonyms

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