동면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冬眠 (“to hibernate”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongmyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmyŏn
Yale Romanization?	tōngmyen

Noun

동면 • (dongmyeon) (hanja 冬眠)

1. (biology) hibernation

   Synonym: 겨울잠 (gyeouljam)