쌀쥐

Korean

Etymology

From 쌀 (ssal, “unhusked rice”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “murid”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [s͈a̠ʎd͡ʑɥi] ~ [s͈a̠ʎd͡ʑy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쌀쥐]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssaljwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssaljwi
McCune–Reischauer?ssaljwi
Yale Romanization?ssalcwi

Noun

쌀쥐 • (ssaljwi)

  1. rice rat

Derived terms

  • 나무쌀쥐 (namussaljwi, “arboreal rice rat”)
  • 습지쌀쥐 (seupjissaljwi, “marsh rice rat”)
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