꽃사슴

Korean

Etymology

From 꽃 (kkot, “flower”) +‎ 사슴 (saseum, “deer”). Compare Chinese 梅花鹿 (méihuālù, literally “plum blossom deer”), from the supposed resemblance of the spots on its coat to plum blossoms.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkotsaseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkochsaseum
McCune–Reischauer?kkossasŭm
Yale Romanization?kkochsasum

Noun

꽃사슴 • (kkotsaseum)

  1. sika deer
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