무산쇠족제비

Korean

Etymology

From 무산군(茂山郡) (musan'gun, “Musan County”) +‎ 쇠족제비 (soejokjebi, “least weasel”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)sʰa̠nsʰwe̞d͡ʑo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞bi] ~ [ˈmu(ː)sʰa̠nsʰø̞d͡ʑo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)산쉐족쩨비/무(ː)산쇠족쩨비]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	musansoejokjebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	musansoejogjebi
McCune–Reischauer?	musansoejokchebi
Yale Romanization?	mūsansoycokceypi

Noun

무산쇠족제비 • (musansoejokjebi)

1. A least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Synonyms

• 쇠족제비 (soejokjebi)
• 쇠흰족제비 (soehuinjokjebi)
• 흰족제비 (huinjokjebi)