땃쥐

Korean

Etymology

(tta, archaic form of 'earth') +‎ (jwi, mouse, rat)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈a̠t̚t͡ɕ͈ɥi] ~ [t͈a̠t̚t͡ɕ͈y]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttatjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttasjwi
McCune–Reischauer?ttatchwi
Yale Romanization?ttascwi

Noun

땃쥐 • (ttatjwi)

  1. a musk shrew, genus Crocidura.
  2. The Ussuri shrew, Crocidura lasiura.

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