반달가슴곰

Korean
Asiatic black bear - 반달가슴곰

Etymology

From 반달 (bandal, “half-moon”) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, “breast”) +‎ 곰 (gom, “bear”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nda̠ɭɡa̠sʰɯmɡo̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)달가슴곰]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bandalgaseumgom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bandalgaseumgom
McCune–Reischauer?pandalgasŭmgom
Yale Romanization?pāntal.kasumkom

Noun

반달가슴곰 • (bandalgaseumgom)

  1. the Asiatic black bear, Ursus selenarctos.
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