고라니

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 고라〮니〮 (Yale: kwòlání).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gorani
Revised Romanization (translit.)?golani
McCune–Reischauer?korani
Yale Romanization?kolani

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 고라니의 / 고라니에 / 고라니까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

고라니 • (gorani)

  1. water deer (Hydropotes inermis)

Derived terms

  • 한국고라니 (韓國‒, han'gukgorani, “Korean water deer”)
  • 중국고라니 (中國‒, junggukgorani, “Chinese water deer”)
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