여우원숭이

Korean

Etymology

From 여우 (yeou, “fox”) +‎ 원숭이 (wonsung'i, “monkey”). Compare Chinese 狐猴 (húhóu, “fox monkey”), Japanese 狐猿(きつねざる) (kitsunezaru, “fox monkey”) and Vietnamese vượn cáo (“fox ape”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹uwʌ̹nsʰuŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여우원숭이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeouwonsung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeouwonsung'i
McCune–Reischauer?yŏuwŏnsungi
Yale Romanization?yewuwenswungi

Noun

여우원숭이 • (yeouwonsung'i)

  1. lemur
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