동물학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動物學, from 動物 (animal) + (-logy).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmuɾɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmulhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmulhag
McCune–Reischauer?tongmurhak
Yale Romanization?tōngmul.hak

Noun

동물학 • (dongmulhak) (hanja 動物學)

  1. zoology