Korean edit

 
Asiatic black bear - 반달가슴곰

Etymology edit

From 반달 (bandal, half-moon) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, breast) +‎ (gom, bear).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nda̠ɭɡa̠sʰɯmɡo̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bandalgaseumgom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bandalgaseumgom
McCune–Reischauer?pandalgasŭmgom
Yale Romanization?pāntal.kasumkom

Noun edit

반달가슴곰 (bandalgaseumgom)

  1. the Asiatic black bear, Ursus selenarctos.