도롱뇽

Korean

Etymology
도롱뇽
salamander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as 되룡. Subsequently became 되롱 and was then recombined with the hanja 용 (龍, yong, “dragon”) to create the present form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[to̞ɾo̞ŋɲjoŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[도롱뇽]
Revised Romanization? dorongnyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dolongnyong
McCune–Reischauer? torongnyong
Yale Romanization? tolongnyong

Noun

도롱뇽 • (dorongnyong)

  1. salamander
  2. specifically Korean salamander, Hynobius leechii

See also
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