총림
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 叢林, from 叢 (“cluster”) + 林 (“forest”). See also Japanese 叢林 (sōrin).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞ŋnim]
- Phonetic hangul: [총님]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | chongnim |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chonglim |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ongnim |
Yale Romanization? | chonglim |
Noun
총림 • (chongnim) (hanja 叢林)
- thicket, dense wood, bush, grove, jungle, bushveld, bosquet
- 총림에 숨어 ― chongnim-e sumeo ― hiding in the thicket
- 새들은 총림에 숨어 있습니다.
- Sae-deur-eun chongnim-e sumeo itseumnida.
- There are birds hiding in the grove.