냉혈동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 냉혈(冷血) (naenghyeol, “cold-blooded”) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)혈 동(ː)물/넹(ː)혈 동(ː)물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naenghyeol dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naenghyeol dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?	naenghyŏl tongmul
Yale Romanization?	nāynghyel tōngmul

Noun

냉혈동물 • (naenghyeoldongmul) (hanja 冷血動物)

1. (zoology) ectotherm, cold-blooded animal

See also

• 외온동물(外溫動物) (oe'ondongmul, “ectotherm”)
• 변온동물(變溫動物) (byeonondongmul, “poikilotherm”)
• 중온동물(中溫動物) (jung'ondongmul, “mesotherm”)
• 온혈동물(溫血動物) (onhyeoldongmul, “endotherm”)
• 항온동물(恒溫動物) (hang'ondongmul, “homeotherm”)