우는토끼

Korean

Etymology

From 우는 (uneun, crying, adjective form of 울다 (ulda)) +‎ 토끼 (tokki, rabbit).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)nɯntʰo̞k͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uneuntokki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uneunto'kki
McCune–Reischauer?unŭnt'okki
Yale Romanization?wūnuntho.kki

Noun

우는토끼 • (uneuntokki)

  1. A pika, especially the northern pika, Ochotona hyperborea.

Derived terms

  • 아메리카우는토끼 (amerikauneuntokki, “American pika”)