온혈동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 온혈(溫血) (onhyeol, “warm-blooded”) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, “animal”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	onhyeol dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	onhyeol dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?	onhyŏl tongmul
Yale Romanization?	on.hyel tōngmul

Noun

온혈동물 • (onhyeoldongmul) (hanja 溫血動物)

1. (zoology) endotherm, warm-blooded animal

See also

• 외온동물(外溫動物) (oe'ondongmul, “ectotherm”)
• 변온동물(變溫動物) (byeonondongmul, “poikilotherm”)
• 중온동물(中溫動物) (jung'ondongmul, “mesotherm”)
• 항온동물(恒溫動物) (hang'ondongmul, “homeotherm”)
• 냉혈동물(冷血動物) (naenghyeoldongmul, “ectotherm”)