여우원숭이

Korean

Etymology

여우 (yeou, “fox”) +‎ 원숭이 (wonsung-i, “monkey”). Compare Chinese 狐猴 (“fox monkey”), Japanese 狐猿 (kitsunezaru, “fox monkey”) and Vietnamese vượn cáo (“fox ape”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[jʌ̹u wʌ̹nsʰuŋi]
Phonetic Hangul[여우 원숭이]

Revised Romanization^?	yeou wonsung-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeou wonsung-i
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏu wŏnsungi
Yale Romanization^?	yewu wenswung.i

Noun

여우원숭이 • (yeouwonsung-i)

a lemur