네발가락도롱뇽

Korean

Etymology

Literally "four-toed salamander." From 네 (ne, “four”) + 발가락 (balgarak, “toe”) + 도롱뇽 (dorongnyong, “salamander”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈne̞(ː)ba̠ɭk͈a̠ɾa̠k̚t͈o̞ɾo̞ŋɲoŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [네(ː)발까락또롱뇽]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nebalgarakdorongnyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nebalgalagdolongnyong
McCune–Reischauer?	nebalkaraktorongnyong
Yale Romanization?	nēypalqkalaktolongnyong

Noun

네발가락도롱뇽 • (nebalgarakdorongnyong)

1. the Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 3 (last accessed)) “네발가락도롱뇽 [nebalgarakdorongnyong]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]