Korean

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Etymology

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From (gin, to be long, adjective form of 길다 (gilda)) +‎ 발톱 (baltop, claw) +‎ 첨서 (cheomseo, shrew).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ginbaltopcheomseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ginbaltobcheomseo
McCune–Reischauer?kinbalt'opch'ŏmsŏ
Yale Romanization?kinpal.thopchemse

Noun

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긴발톱첨서 (ginbaltopcheomseo)

  1. The long-clawed shrew, Sorex unguiculatus.