너구리

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 러ᅌᅮᆯ〮 (Yale: lèngwúl).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nʌ̹ɡuɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [너구리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neoguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neoguli
McCune–Reischauer?	nŏguri
Yale Romanization?	nekwuli

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 너구리의 / 너구리에 / 너구리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

너구리 • (neoguri) (counter 마리)

1. raccoon dog
2. (nonstandard) raccoon (American procyonid)

Derived terms

• 긴코너구리 (ginkoneoguri, “coatimundi”)
• (cant) 마당너구리 (madangneoguri, “dog”)
• 아메리카너구리 (amerikaneoguri, “raccoon”)