Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 중온(中溫) (jung'on, mesophilic) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, animal).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuŋo̞n to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jung'on dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jung'on dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?chungon tongmul
Yale Romanization?cwungon tōngmul

Noun edit

중온동물 (jung'ondongmul) (hanja 中溫動物)

  1. (zoology) mesotherm

See also edit