독물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 毒物 (“poison”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dogmul
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmul
Yale Romanization?	tokmul

Noun

독물 • (dongmul) (hanja 毒物)

1. poison, poisonous substance
2. (figurative) vicious person