상아

tusks of elephants

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 象牙, from 象 (“elephant”) + 牙 (“tooth, ivory, tusk”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰa̠ŋa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[상아]
Revised Romanization? sang-a
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sang-a
McCune–Reischauer? sanga
Yale Romanization? sang.a

Noun

상아 • (sang-a)

  1. an ivory, or tusk of elephants.

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References
  1. It is said that the tusk of wild boars for example is an outgrowth of the incisor whereas that of elephants in particular of the front tooth.
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