호랑이

Korean edit

Etymology edit

From Sino-Korean 호랑(虎狼) (horang( 虎狼 ), “tiger”, literally “tigers and wolves”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun suffix). The meaning of "wolves" has been absorbed by "tiger". Displaced native 범 (beom), which is now dated but survives in various compounds.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋi]
Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)랑이]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	horang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	holang'i
McCune–Reischauer^?	horangi
Yale Romanization^?	hōlangi

Noun edit

호랑이 • (horang'i) (counter 마리, hanja 虎狼이)

tiger
호랑이는 사자 보다 크다.
horang'ineun sajaboda keuda.
Tigers are bigger than lions.

Synonyms edit

범 (beom) (dated)
호랑 (horang) (rare, but more common in North Korea)

References edit

Hong Yuk-pyo (2005), '호랑이'의 어원.