호랑이

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 虎狼, from 虎 (“tiger”) + 狼 (“wolf”) + nominal suffix —이 (i). The meaning of "wolves" has been lost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈɸʷo̞ːɾa̠ŋi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[호:랑이]
Revised Romanization? horang-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)? holang-i
McCune–Reischauer? horangi
Yale Romanization? hōlang.i

Noun

호랑이 • (horang-i) (counter 마리)

  1. tiger

Synonyms

References

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