겨울잠

Korean

Etymology

From 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-) +‎ 잠 (jam, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹uʎt͡ɕ͈a̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [겨울짬]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeouljam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeouljam
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏulcham
Yale Romanization?kyewulqcam

Noun

겨울잠 • (gyeouljam)

  1. (biology) hibernation
    Synonym: 동면(冬眠) (dongmyeon)
    Coordinate term: 여름잠 (yeoreumjam)
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