혹등고래

Korean

Etymology

From 혹 (hok, “hump”) +‎ 등 (deung, “back”) +‎ 고래 (gorae, “whale”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞k̚t͈ɯŋɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [ɸʷo̞k̚t͈ɯŋɡo̞ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [혹뜽고래/혹뜽고레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hokdeunggorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hogdeunggolae
McCune–Reischauer?	hoktŭnggorae
Yale Romanization?	hoktungkolay

Noun

혹등고래 • (hokdeunggorae)

1. humpback whale.