쌀쥐

Korean

Etymology

From 쌀 (ssal, “unhusked rice”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “murid”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠ʎd͡ʑɥi] ~ [s͈a̠ʎd͡ʑy]
• Phonetic hangul: [쌀쥐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssaljwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssaljwi
McCune–Reischauer?	ssaljwi
Yale Romanization?	ssalcwi

Noun

쌀쥐 • (ssaljwi)

1. rice rat

Derived terms

• 나무쌀쥐 (namussaljwi, “arboreal rice rat”)
• 습지쌀쥐 (seupjissaljwi, “marsh rice rat”)