네발가락도롱뇽

Korean edit

Etymology edit

Literally "four-toed salamander." From (ne, “four”) + 발가락 (balgarak, “toe”) + 도롱뇽 (dorongnyong, “salamander”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈne̞(ː)ba̠ɭk͈a̠ɾa̠k̚t͈o̞ɾo̞ŋɲoŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nebalgarakdorongnyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nebalgalagdolongnyong
McCune–Reischauer?nebalkaraktorongnyong
Yale Romanization?nēypalqkalaktolongnyong

Noun edit

네발가락도롱뇽 (nebalgarakdorongnyong)

  1. the Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii

References edit

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 3 (last accessed)) “네발가락도롱뇽 [nebalgarakdorongnyong]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]