스라소니

Korean
스라소니 (Eurasian lynx)

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Jurchen šilasun.

Compare Chuvash ҫӳлевӗҫ (śülevĕś), Jurchen šilasun, Kalmyk шилүсн (şilüsn), Kazakh сілеусін (sıleusın), Kyrgyz сүлөөсүн (sülöösün), Uyghur ⁧سۈلەيسۈن⁩ (süleysün).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɯɾa̠sʰo̞ni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [스라소니]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seurasoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seulasoni
McCune–Reischauer?sŭrasoni
Yale Romanization?sulasoni

Noun

스라소니 • (seurasoni)

  1. lynx, especially, Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx

Alternative forms
  • 시라손이 (sirasoni)
  • 시라손 (sirason)
  • 사리손 (猞猁猻, sarison)

Synonyms
  • 토표 (土豹, topyo)

See also
wild cat
  • 들고양이 (deulgoyang'i)
  • 살쾡이 (salkwaeng'i)
  • 야묘 (野猫, yamyo)
  • 야생고양이 (野生-, yasaenggoyang'i)
puma, cougar, catamount
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