동면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冬眠 (“to hibernate”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)면]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmyeon
McCune–Reischauer?tongmyŏn
Yale Romanization?tōngmyen

Noun

동면 • (dongmyeon) (hanja 冬眠)

  1. (biology) hibernation
    Synonym: 겨울잠 (gyeouljam)
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