천산갑

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 穿山甲

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonsan'gap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonsangab
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnsan'gap
Yale Romanization?	chēnsankap

Noun

천산갑 • (cheonsan'gap) (hanja 穿山甲)

1. a pangolin