Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (warm) + (belt, ribbon) + (forest).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ndɛɾim] ~ [ˈna̠(ː)nde̞ɾim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nandaerim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nandaelim
McCune–Reischauer?nandaerim
Yale Romanization?nāntaylim

Noun

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난대림 (nandaerim) (hanja 暖帶林)

  1. temperate rainforest