피그미

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English pygmy.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰiɡɯmi]
• Phonetic hangul: [피그미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pigeumi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pigeumi
McCune–Reischauer?	p'igŭmi
Yale Romanization?	phikumi

Noun

피그미 • (pigeumi)

1. (in compounds) pygmy

Derived terms

• 피그미수리 (pigeumisuri, “pygmy eagle”)
• 피그미토끼 (pigeumitokki, “pygmy rabbit”)
• 피그미마모셋 (pigeumimamoset, “pygmy marmoset”)
• 피그미침팬지 (pigeumichimpaenji, “pygmy chimpanzee”)
• 피그미주머니쥐 (pigeumijumeonijwi, “pygmy opossum”)
• 피그미새매 (pigeumisaemae, “African pygmy falcon”)
• 피그미쥐리머 (pigeumijwirimeo, “pygmy mouse lemur”)
• 피그미과일박쥐 (pigeumigwailbakjwi, “pygmy fruit bat”)
• 피그미안경원숭이 (pigeumian'gyeong'wonsung'i, “pygmy tarsier”)
• 피그미땃쥐 (pigeumittatjwi, “pygmy shrew”)