흰곰

Korean

Etymology

흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 곰 (gom, “bear”). Compare Chinese 白熊 (báixióng), Japanese 白熊 (shirokuma), Vietnamese gấu trắng, all of which literally means “white bear”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çinɡo̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [힌곰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huin'gom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huingom
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭin'gom
Yale Romanization?	huynkom

Noun

흰곰 • (huin'gom)

1. a polar bear

Synonyms

• 북극곰 (Bukgeukgom)