북극곰

Korean

Etymology

북극(北極) (Bukgeuk, “North Pole”) +‎ 곰 (gom, “bear”). Compare Chinese 北極熊／北极熊 (běijíxióng), Japanese 北極熊 (hokkyokuguma), Vietnamese gấu Bắc Cực, all of which literally mean “Arctic bear”.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puk̚k͈ɯk̚k͈o̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [북끅꼼]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Bukgeukgom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Buggeuggom
McCune–Reischauer?Pukkŭkkom
Yale Romanization?puk.kuk.kom

Noun

북극곰 • (bukgeukgom)

  1. a polar bear

Synonyms
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