북극곰

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[puk̚k͈ɯk̚k͈o̞m]
Phonetic Hangul[북끅꼼]

Revised Romanization^?	Bukgeukgom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Buggeuggom
McCune–Reischauer^?	Pukkŭkkom
Yale Romanization^?	Pukqkukqkom

Noun

북극곰 • (Bukgeukgom)

a polar bear

Synonyms

흰곰 (huin-gom)