흰개미

Korean

Etymology

From 흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 개미 (gaemi, “ant”). Compare English white ant, Chinese 白蟻／白蚁 (báiyǐ, literally “white ant”), Japanese 白蟻 (shiroari, literally “white ant”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çinɡɛmi] ~ [çinɡe̞mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [힌개미/힌게미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huin'gaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huingaemi
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭin'gaemi
Yale Romanization?	huynkaymi

Noun

흰개미 • (huin'gaemi)

1. a termite; a white ant