흰개미

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[çinɡɛ̝mi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[힌개미]
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
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